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Stress-Induced Chromosome Changes Protect Flies’ Aging Brains
Stress-Induced Chromosome Changes Protect Flies’ Aging Brains
Brain cells in older Drosophila tend to have more than two complete sets of chromosomes, and that polyploidy most likely has a protective function, a study shows.
Brain cells in older Drosophila tend to have more than two complete sets of chromosomes, and that polyploidy most likely has a protective function, a study shows.
DNA damage response, cell & molecular biology
Noncoding RNA Helps Cells Recover from DNA Damage
Diana Kwon | May 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Scientists discover transcripts from the same gene that can express both proteins and noncoding RNA.