Multi-species genome comparison sheds new light on evolutionary processes, cancer mutations
...s may break off from two different chromosomes and swap places. Chromosomal breakages, also referred to as translocations, are thought to be important in terms of evolution. When chromosomes break in egg or sperm cells, opportunities arise for the rearrangement of DNA in the resulting offspring. Such inh...Some Brain Cells Change Channels
...ing nerve cells can do the same thing, forcing the swap might help protect them from a calcium overdose th...f things inside cells, suggesting that the channel swap might be accomplishing more than just keeping the cell alive. "Calcium turns some processes on, and......ing nerve cells can do the same thing, forcing the swap might help protect them from a calcium overdose th...f things inside cells, suggesting that the channel swap might be accomplishing more than just keeping the cell alive. "Calcium turns some processes on, and ...