P. Todd Stukenberg, University of Virginia (IMAGE)

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P. Todd Stukenberg, University of Virginia

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P. Todd Stukenberg, PhD, of UVA's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and the UVA Cancer Center, has discovered an unknown organelle that forms on chromosomes to ensure the proper sorting of genetic material as cells divide.

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Dan Addison | UVA

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