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Home - OMRF News - Archives for birth defects

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OMRF receives $2.1 million to study cell division

July 2, 2018

OMRF scientist Gary Gorbsky, Ph.D., will use the funds to pursue general research projects related to cell division.

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Discovery could explain cell division errors in cancer

April 18, 2018

New findings provide a better understanding of how cells replicate, and it could help outline how and why this process goes wrong in cancer.

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OMRF researchers discover role of proteins in chromosome packaging

October 16, 2017

OMRF researcher Susannah Rankin has new information on how chromosomes organize themselves in cells.

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OMRF receives grant to study triggers of cancer, birth defects

March 16, 2017

OMRF has received a five-year, $1.7 million grant to look at how DNA replicates itself.

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Researchers make new insights into birth defects, infertility

February 16, 2017

Abnormal numbers of chromosomes—known as aneuploidy—are a common cause of genetic disorders and birth defects.

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OMRF scientist discovers signal that drives cell division

April 18, 2016

An enzyme called PP1 tells the cells it’s the right time to divide.

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