Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

About 100 cells divide every second in our body. A key protein in cell division is a protein kinase termed Plk1, because it activates other proteins involved in this process. Plk1 is also ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process ...

“Instead of floating freely and risking uneven distribution, the 2-micron plasmid has evolved a clever trick of hitchhiking,” ...

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body ...

A next goal of the research group is to understand the role of Plk1 in the specialized division of egg cells, called meiosis. Human egg cells, for example, spend decades in the prophase state.

Scientists found that dormant viral genes can be reactivated in kidney cancer, prompting an immune response, offering new potential for immunotherapy. Dana-Farber researchers have discovered that in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Sierra Space plans to fly a Honda-developed experimental fuel cell system to the International Space Station ...

Scientists have long been exploring ways to kill cancer cells by starving them of the nutrients they need to survive. A new ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accelerating spatial biology research with announcement of $160,000 worth of ...