A "pocket" on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct ...

New research from ChristianaCare and the University of Delaware shows how math can help unlock the body’s hidden blueprint ...

Have them identify patterns in how the cytoskeleton is enabling each step. Now is a good time to revisit the images and information about the basic functions of the cytoskeleton during interphase ...

While humans can regularly replace certain cells, like those in our blood and gut, we cannot naturally regrow most other parts of the body. For example, when the tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ...

Asymmetric cell division, which occurs when a mother cell gives rise to two daughter cells with different fates, is crucial for generating diversity during development and for the function of stem ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell’s nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

A new study shows that cells in atherosclerotic blood vessels grow in a way that resembles tumor development. This finding ...

"We suspect, for example, that some types of cancer cell linger in this intermediate, pre-division state to improve their chances of survival," said study senior author Dr. Tobias Meyer, the ...

A possible direction of future research may be to study whether it is possible to control the position of the mediator, in order to inhibit rapid cell division, for example in tumours. "We are still ...

The Min protein system prevents abnormal cell division in bacteria, but is poorly understood. Researchers from UC San Diego have uncovered how engineered e.coli bacteria control protein levels for ...

Every day, your body replaces billions of cells—and yet, your tissues stay perfectly organized. How is that possible?

What am I looking at? This is a 3D video of a so-called HeLa cell.In this video, the cell’s actin filaments are labeled in orange. As the cell enters the first stages of cell division, you can see a ...