Czech scientists first to reveal surface structure of chromosome in native state

Czech scientists have become the first in the world to reveal the surface structure of a chromosome in its native state. The new imaging method, called advanced environmental scanning electron microscopy, is the result of cooperation between experts from the Czech Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Instrumentation and the Institute of Experimental Botany.

According to the experts, the discovery of the chromosome’s surface structure could have major implications for medicine and agriculture. Chromosomes are tiny, thread-like structures in cells that carry hereditary information.