Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Each cell in our body contains six feet of DNA. All of this genetic material is bundled into a tiny package one-tenth the width of a human hair. Paul Reginato, a biological engineer at the McGovern Institute, has developed a technology that allows researchers to untangle this bundle and read the letters of DNA inside the cell. These DNA “maps” are providing scientists with new clues about how neurons work in the brain.
Each cell in our body contains six feet of DNA. All of this genetic material is bundled into a tiny package one-tenth the width of a human hair. Paul Reginato, a biological engineer at the McGovern Institute, has developed a technology that allows researchers to untangle this bundle and read the letters of DNA inside the cell. These DNA “maps” are providing scientists with new clues about how neurons work in the brain.
