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When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells.

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...

Scientists have a solid understanding of what makes up spindles — the cellular machinery that separates chromosomes — but are less certain about how the building blocks of spindles, called ...