The cell cycle has been the subject of intense investigation during two periods since Virchow's 1855 realization that cells only arise from pre-existing cells. At the turn of the century ...

The stain can be applied to live, detergent-permeabilized or fixed cells for quantification of their distribution among the three main phases of the cell cycle (G 0 /G 1, S and G 2 /M).

Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common in Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published April 9 in ...