This valuable work extends previous studies to convincingly show that the centromere-histone core contributes to force transduction through the kinetochore. The centromere mainly strengthens one of ...

Acting in the right place at the right time is the key to effective medical treatment with minimal side effects. However, this feat remains difficult to achieve. Biologists and chemists have now ...

CMRI researchers discovered that DNA repair pathways control how cancer cells die after radiotherapy. Blocking a key repair ...