Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process ...

A new study has shown how chromosomes change shape during cell division. Certain protein complexes help fold DNA into overlapping loops that repel each other, which then stack to create a rod-like ...

About 100 cells divide every second in our body. A key protein in cell division is a protein kinase termed Plk1, because it ...

EMBL scientists have shown how overlapping loops of DNA stack upon each other in dividing cells to give rise to rod-shaped chromosomes As the cell proceeds through the stages of cell division (from ...

Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

Once started, cell division normally proceeds through all the stages until two genetically identical daughter cells are formed. During this process, the chromosomes are connected to the poles of the ...