It is important to obtain a balanced view. Sometimes, there are no right or wrong answers. Other times there are no answers at all. Some variables which would be considered when discussing stem cells ...

Professor Jonathon Pines’s group is investigating how cells regulate cell division and divide genetic information evenly between cells when they separate. Our research focuses on how cells trigger ...

In the process of replicating themselves, cells have another choice: do they want to make an identical copy and be left with two cells? Or do they want to make four “half-copies”, in preparation for ...

A 'pocket' on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct order. Cell division is key for life. Every organism -- from the smallest yeast ...

Cell division of body cells continues in some locations in the bodies of adult organisms where stem cells are present. Plants continue to grow throughout their lives and cell division occurs in ...