A "pocket" on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct ...

A human cell contains 46 chromosomes ... a fertilized egg would contain 92 chromosomes and be untenable. Meiosis, a type of cell division specific to reproduction, avoids this by halving the ...

As the tumour grows, cancer cells may fail to attach to each other, spreading through the body where they may form secondary tumours. This process is called metastasis. Characteristics Grow quickly.

Without cell division, long-term tissue survival would ... For instance, the cells that make up human epithelial tissue attach to one another through several types of adhesive junctions.

This video of a so-called HeLa cell dividing demonstrates how sensitive the cell division process is ... or roughly a quarter to half the width of a human hair, while actin filaments are tiny – only ...

Human breast milk may accelerate corneal wound healing by boosting cell division and recovery, offering potential for new eye ...

Cell division is essential for the survival of all living organisms, from the simplest yeast to complex human beings.

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought.