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Cell division is the process of a cell splitting into two genetically identical daughter cells. The actin protein seen in this video is essential for successful cell division. While actin has several ...

The Division of Cell and Molecular Biology studies the complex interplay of genes, proteins and biological processes that drive the development and growth of cancers. Understanding the many different ...

Nature Cell Biology is delighted to welcome you to this special issue, 'Focus on Cell Division', which we hope will be of interest not only to researchers within the field, but also to our readers ...

This video of a so-called HeLa cell dividing demonstrates how sensitive the cell division process is. While all is going well at the beginning of the video, as the clip nears its end you can see the ...

Each milestone represents an important discovery, or set of discoveries, in the field, and together they give an overview of the history of cell division. They were selected with the help of more ...

Mitosis describes the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to create two new nuclei, each containing an identical copy of DNA. (Cytokinesis describes the division of the rest of the cell.) ...

Right timing of cell division His group has now discovered that Plk1 is not essential for the start of cell division. "Rather, it acts as a molecular switch to ensure that cells start dividing at ...