MIT News: In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells

Enabled by a new high-resolution mapping technique, the findings overturn a long-held belief that the genome loses its 3D structure when cells divide.

Goel, V.Y., Aboreden, N.G., Jusuf, J.M. et al. Dynamics of microcompartment formation at the mitosis-to-G1 transition. Nat Struct Mol Biol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01687-2