Micronuclei (IMAGE)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Micronuclei

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The two colored dots outside of this breast cancer cell's primary nucleus indicate the presence of micronuclei. A new study investigated how these micronuclei contribute to epigenetic dysregulation in cancer.

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Image courtesy of the Bakhoum and David Labs, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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