DNA packaged like a yo-yo

3/16/2015

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Phys.Org (Isle of Man, March 16) -- To pack two meters of DNA into a microscopic cell, the string of genetic information must be wound extremely carefully into chromosomes. Surprisingly the DNA's sequence causes it to be coiled and uncoiled much like a yo-yo, Illinois scientists reported. Also: Laboratory Equipment (March 17), Society for Science and the Public (Washington, D.C., April 6).


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This story was published March 16, 2015.