we suddenly observed the chromosomes condensing and the cell continuing its division cycle," says Gobran, first author of the study. A new microscopy assay developed by Gobran made this discovery ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements ... of mitosis has benefited from advances in light microscopy that have allowed investigators to follow the process ...

This video of a so-called HeLa cell dividing demonstrates how sensitive the cell division process is ... this cell did not divide properly is because it was under the laser microscope too long and so ...

One promising technique – mass spectrometry imaging – overcomes some of these challenges. It allows researchers to see ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be ... have directly observed this process in high resolution under the microscope using a new chromatin tracing method.

Cell division is the process of a cell splitting into two genetically identical daughter cells. The actin protein seen in this video is essential for successful cell division. While actin has several ...

All bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives – except for one kind, known as multicellular magnetotactic ...

Lipids in cell membranes regulate the activity of a cancer-linked protein, cell biologists at RIKEN have discovered. This ...

According to the theory old cells split into new cells and the formation of new cells is known as cell division or cell production. This was firstly observed by Flemming in 1882 but an extensive ...