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Molecular and cellular biology labs conduct cutting-edge studies to unravel essential biological mechanisms related to health and disease. Investigative areas encompass cellular reprogramming, structural development of cells, biological clocks, along with chromatin dynamics, epigenetic regulation, protein synthesis and breakdown, medication resistance, and cancer development. These investigations utilize various model organisms such as mammalian cells, bacterial cultures, yeast strains, slime molds, parasitic microorganisms, nematodes, and Drosophila. Methodologies span from genetic manipulation and biochemical assays to genome-wide analyses, advanced microscopy, computational simulations, and molecular structure prediction. Scientists operate in modern laboratories with shared resources like the GenCore Sequencing Center for high-throughput genetic analysis and an Imaging Facility equipped with cutting-edge microscopy technologies including confocal systems.