Scientists from the Ruđer Bošković Institute, IRB, in collaboration with a team from the United Kingdom, have discovered new details about how melanoma cells, one of the most dangerous types of skin cancer, attach to the tissue around them and what may prompt them to start moving.

Molecular biologists from the Ruđer Bošković Institute, IRB, working in the Laboratory for Noncoding DNA, have described a previously unrecorded mode of organisation of repetitive DNA in the genome of the black flour beetle, Tribolium madens, in a paper published in Genome Biology. 

During cell division, errors in chromosome separation can lead to cells receiving too much or too little genetic material. Over time, this increases genetic instability, which is common in cancer and can contribute to further disease progression. A team led by Prof. Iva Tolić at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) has uncovered an important mechanism that helps the cell prevent errors in chromosome distribution.

Project aimed at helping patients suffering from haematological diseases.

The European Microscopy Society Outstanding Paper Award goes to ’spindle twist paper’ published in Nature Communications!

A new study by Croatian research team, led by professor Iva Tolić from the Ruđer Bošković Institute and professor Nenad Pavin from the Faculty of Science at the University of Zagreb, reveals that the mitotic spindle is a chiral object.