Cells that acquire a doubled genome after a failed division step survive and proliferate far more effectively than cells left ...

A cell copies all of its DNA, gears up to split in two, and then just… doesn’t. It sits there, swollen with a double genome, ...

In each cell of your body, DNA is stored in structures called chromosomes. When cells divide, these chromosomes are copied, ...

Physical pressure can stop cancer cells from growing large enough to divide, revealing why squeezed tumors may stall.

During animal cell division, a highly synchronized and tightly regulated dance of chromosomes takes place, ensuring the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Even scientists were unaware that mitosis is not always symmetrical—until recently. Led by biologists ...

A study shows how scientists can control cell division on demand outside of a living system. The work is a significant leap forward that can enhance our grasp of human biology and disease. A living ...

When we talk about memories in biology, we tend to focus on the brain and the storage of information in neurons. But there are lots of other memories that persist within our cells. Cells remember ...

A vibrant microscope image captured by a Surrey-raised scientist is among 20 in the running for one of three $2,000 prizes up ...

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and hardest forms of breast cancer to treat, but a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine suggests a surprising way to stop it from ...

If you took high school biology, you probably learned about cell division: a crucial process in all life forms officially called mitosis. For over one hundred years, students have learned that during ...

Researcher are now able to rebuild the switch that remodel the cytoskeleton. Images of an anaphase cytoskeleton in a dividing cell (left) and when rebuilt in vitro (right). PRC1 (green) crosslinks ...