Although the cell cycle is a highly integrated process, distinct areas of interest within this field of study have emerged. For instance, many genes and proteins that influence the passage from ...

Scientists have identified a new variant of the cell cycle that could provide insight into how diseases like cancer occur. Maggie Chen is a scientist and science journalist covering health, biology, ...

About 100 cells divide every second in our body. A key protein in cell division is a protein kinase termed Plk1, because it ...

the protein ETP9 accumulates at the endosymbiont division site in a process that is dependent on the cell cycle. "When we stop the production of ETP9 experimentally, the endosymbiont can no longer ...