On average, one hundred billion cells in the human body divide over the course of a day. Most of the time the body gets it right but sometimes, problems in cell replication can lead to abnormalities ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Until now, scientists had believed that ...

Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...

Image: High-resolution structure of the human protein complex SIN3B. Credit: Wan, Muhammad et al 2023. Researchers have revealed, at high-resolution, the structure of a human protein complex named ...

The centromere is a constriction in the chromosome, made of DNA and proteins. Most importantly, the centromere is the dock for the kinetochore, a machinery of about 100 proteins that drives the ...

A divisional organizational structure gives a larger business enterprise the ability to segregate large sections of the company's business into semi-autonomous groups. While generally better suited to ...

Unregulated cell division is a hallmark of cancer, and one of the key proteins involved in controlling cell division is called FoxM1. Abnormal activation of FoxM1 is a common feature of cancer cells ...

SAN DIEGO -- "Where do the student-athletes fit into this new governance structure?" There's lots of applause, then awkward silence, as the half-dozen college presidents who put forth the new plan for ...