Biology study reveals cells defying reproduction rules, showing how shape impacts division and tissue growth. The post ...

“During tissue formation, dynamic cell shape changes drive morphogenesis while asymmetric divisions create cellular diversity ...

Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Davis, and ...

“We found that the shifts in cell morphology that shape tissues could…trigger asymmetric division and direct core identity decisions underpinning tissue building.” If the asymmetry leads to ...

Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance ...

Uniting our strengths in cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and pathology, producing a genuinely translational approach to medicine. The Division of Digestive Diseases aims to change ...

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Chromosomes carry an organism's genetic information in the form of DNA—accurately copying the blueprint down from parents to offspring during cell division and reproduction. Cells divide to form ...