A transgenic mouse study shows that SV40T-induced podocyte proliferation, even during embryonic development, fails to enlarge ...

When cells adapt to new challenges, they often do so by reshuffling their genomes on a grand scale. A new study published in ...

A complete lesson covering sections 4.1.2.1 (Chromosomes) and 4.1.2.2 (Mitosis) from the AQA Combined Science Trilogy specification, also appropriate for GCSE Biology classes. The lesson begins with a ...

Mitosis and the cell cycle lesson for AQA GCSE Biology 4.1.2.1 and 4.1.2.2. Chromosomes, cell cycle diagrams, worksheets and full answers. This is a complete lesson on chromosomes, mitosis and the ...

The adult heart may be trying to repair itself after a heart attack—it just struggles to finish the job. For decades, the adult heart was treated as an organ with almost no ability to replace the ...

In a tale of identities as divergent as "The Prince and the Pauper," a well-known cancer-causing gene also influences cells in a zombie-like state meant to prevent cancer. Scientists at Sanford ...

Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they've made the first synthetic cell that can complete a life cycle, a major breakthrough that could lead to innovation in the medicine and engineering ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of ...

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made synthetic cell ...

Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward ...

Five years ago, scientists watched in wonder as synthetic bacteria grew and split into daughter cells. The bacteria’s extremely stripped-down genome still supported its entire life cycle. It was a ...

Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they duplicate their DNA and grow a web of protein fibers around it called a spindle. The spindle extends its many ...