Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Amity Manning received a $1.1-million grant for a five-year research project on cell division. The award came from the Virginia-based National Science ...

Some long-lived fungi species appear to be able to use a special type of cell division to stop cell mutations in their tracks, reducing the chances of cancers growing, scientists have discovered.

For the first time, a team of scientists has created a synthetic single-celled organism that can divide and grow like a regular living cell. This breakthrough could lead to designer cells that can ...

The study shows movement of a unique protein complex known as the Mediator along DNA genes may affect the process of cell division. Scientists at Umea University in Sweden have shown that the movement ...