Sarah J. Aitken is at the Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA, and in the Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven. Read ...

For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a ...

Two cells at division (mitosis). The upper cell is in anaphase, the lower one is in the prophase. Author: France-biotech. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. A study has shed new light on the hidden mechanisms ...

Professor Shalin Naik and Dr Tom Weber led a research project that developed LoxCode, a ‘DNA ancestry test for every cell’. A landmark study by WEHI scientists has shed new light on one of the most ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly simple “tissue code”: five rules that choreograph when, where, and how cells divide, move, and die, allowing organs like the colon to remain flawlessly ...

During embryonic development, thousands of cells divide and move collectively, sculpting the main body axes from an initially symmetric ensemble of cells. Understanding the mechanisms that coordinate ...

Every day, your body replaces billions of cells — and yet, your tissues stay perfectly organized. How is that possible? A team of researchers at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & ...