Using an innovative combination of biochemical experiments and ultra-high-resolution microscopy, a research team at Kiel ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

During organismal development, cell division rates vary continuously within and between tissues to generate the correct abundance and organization of cell types. Cell differentiation results in ...

A 'pocket' on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct order. Cell division is key for life. Every organism -- from the smallest yeast ...

During development, different precursor lineages give rise to the full complement of cell types in a multicellular organism. Some lineages are more rigid, generating a fixed number of progeny of a ...

A protein known as MPS1 helps to ensure that a key process during cell division of oocytes—unfertilized egg cells—occurs in a timely manner, RIKEN biologists have discovered. This finding in mice may ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early embryonic development have remained elusive – particularly for egg-laying ...