When cell division (mitosis) takes too long, it can be a sign that something is wrong with the cells, for example, DNA damage ...

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells ...

Figure 1. ANKLE1 senses mechanical tension in DNA and helps resolve DNA bridges connecting separating daughter nuclei. ANKLE1 ...

An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

A new study demonstrates that replicative senescence depends upon ATM kinase, and that high oxygen generates a hyperactive ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Elana Thieme and Mark Mendoza, fourth-year graduate students in the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) PhD Program jointly ...

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both ...

Telomeres shorten with each cell division, functioning as biological aging clocks that determine cellular lifespan and overall vitality. When these protective DNA caps become too short, cells stop ...

In two experiments, researchers have found that introducing people to "mental models" about how mRNA vaccination works and ...

New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...