Every day, our bodies perform around 330 billion cell divisions to keep us alive and functioning. These divisions rely on the ...

Errors during cell division can trigger the development of cancer. No wonder that this central process is controlled by multiple regulators and guards. Alex Bird's research group at the Max Planck ...

Cell division ensures growth or renewal and is thus vital for all organisms. However, the process differs somewhat in animals, bacteria, fungi, plants, and algae. Until now, little was known about ...

Researchers shed light on how aberrant cell division can cause the kind of mutations often found in cancer cells. Skip to main content ... Separation Anxiety: Cell Division Gone Awry Leads to Genetic ...

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A research team has uncovered a genetic signature that enables cells to adapt their protein production according to their state. The researchers of the University of Basel's Biozentrum report in ...

More than a dozen rare genetic conditions such as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, which is characterised by premature ageing in children, have been linked to irregularities in cell division.