After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres—the protective ...

They see a microscopic flash at fertilization, a burst of fluorescence that marks a sudden release of zinc from the human egg ...

The laws of thermodynamics don't accurately account for the complex processes in living cells – do we need a new one to ...

After fertilization, embryos race through rapid cell divisions before slowing down to build specialized cells that will carry ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive ...

Researchers have revealed a surprising new role for a key protein in cell division. The discovery, reported in two back-to-back papers, challenges long-standing models and textbook accounts in biology ...

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold great promise for treating a variety of human diseases; however, their clinical translation is hindered by challenges in large-scale expansion while ...

Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells ...