Chromatin Motion Measurements (IMAGE)

Simons Foundation

Chromatin Motion Measurements

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Lengths of DNA meander around the nucleus of a human cell, as seen in these snapshots of experimental data. (Colored arrows denote the direction of movement.) New simulations shed light on how and why the DNA moves.

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D. Saintillan, M.J. Shelley and A. Zidovska/PNAS 2018

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