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Chromosome Motion and Mechanics Analyzed In Vivo |
 | | The goal of this project is to develop a way to measure, quantitatively and noninvasively, the mechanical properties of chromosomes and the forces that act on them, inside a living cell. |
 | | Specifically, we are using measurements of the three-dimensional movements of chromosomes during mitosis, to deduce the flexibility of the chromosomes, the viscosity of the nucleoplasm, and the magnitude of the forces acting on the kinetochore and the chromosome arms (the polar ejection force). |
 | | Nucleoplasm viscosity is important becase it determines the velocity of motion produced by a given force acting on a chromosomes, and also may shed light on the physical structure of the nucleus. |
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