[ad_1] Scientists have discovered what chromosomes actually look like. They claimed that these nucleic acids don’t look like the way people thought. (Photo: screenshot from YouTube (WEHImovies))Researchers claim chromosomes look different! Here are the HD 3D images you need to watch! Chromosomes are the structures that contain the genetic data …
Read More »Chromosomes don’t look like you think they do
[ad_1] Chromosomes are tall, narrow, mostly X-shaped forms. This is what is taught at the school level of biology and chemistry. However, a team of researchers from Xiaowei Zhang’s lab at Harvard University revealed that it is by no means an accurate representation. “90 percent of the time, chromosomes don’t …
Read More »At first, scientists claim to have partially reversed a cellular aging process in humans
[ad_1] Every time a cell in your body replicates, a streak of your youth crumbles into dust. This occurs through the shortening of telomeres, structures that “cover” the tips of our chromosomes. Now, scientists in Israel say they were able to reverse this process and extend telomere length in a …
Read More »Chromosomes don’t look the way you think they are. We now have a 3D image of the real thing
[ad_1] If you’ve ever studied chemistry or biology, there’s a very good chance you’ve come across the common pictorial representation of what a chromosome should look like. As millions of high school and college students attest, it is a tall, narrow X shape, displaying the appearance of two chromatids joined …
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