A new study has revealed how two morphogens, WNT and Sonic Hedgehog, act as molecular "traffic cops," directing early human ...

Researchers revealed that mitosis doesn’t always feature cell rounding (when a parent cell becomes spherical), meaning that ...

New research reveals that cells don't always become round before dividing, challenging over a century of textbook biology.

“During tissue formation, dynamic cell shape changes drive morphogenesis while asymmetric divisions create cellular diversity ...

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which ...

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, ...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have made a major discovery that could change what we’ve believed—and taught—about ...

Contrary to what textbooks have claimed for over a century, cell division does not always follow the same pattern.

A different kind of human cell division could improve our understanding of cancer and help us grow specific tissues ...