Before a cell can divide, it has to precisely duplicate its entire genetic information. However, the DNA in the cell exists ...

When oil is dropped in water, the oil droplets stay separate. Cells can also use a system like this to separate or gather ...

The biological connection between a pregnant woman and her developing baby has been mapped in unprecedented detail by UC San ...

Fibroblasts are an essential component of the heart, as they play key roles in its structure, development and response to ...

Processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the continual renewal of cells all rely on cell division. In this process, chromosomes must be evenly distributed between two daughter cells. Even ...

Mitochondria don’t just generate energy—they also carefully organize their own DNA in a surprisingly elegant way. Scientists have discovered that a long-overlooked phenomenon called “mitochondrial ...

Stem cells are the body's ultimate shape-shifters, sustaining tissues by balancing two competing demands: maintaining their ...

Biological tissues exhibit two contradictory properties: they have a robust architecture that is required for their maintenance and resistance to stress, and they can be extensively remodelled during ...