Scientists have uncovered how brewer’s yeast developed its unusually tiny centromeres, the DNA regions that guide chromosome separation during cell division. By studying related yeast species, ...

Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division. Yet the striking diversity in centromere ...

The study, by Dr Greg Ngo and Professor Duncan Baird from Cardiff University’s School of Medicine, reveals the mechanism behind chromoanasynthesis, a catastrophic type of chromosome rearrangement that ...

For many years, biology textbooks have explained hair growth in a simple way. They say that new cells form at the bottom of ...

A research team led by UAB researcher David Reverter has discovered the molecular mechanism that describes in detail the process regulating cell division in bacteria, based on the binding of the MraZ ...

Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on ...

A new research perspective was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 24, 2026, titled “A decline in glycolytic ATP ...

What you need to know: Authorities investigate death of detained suspect. A 32-year-old man arrested over alleged theft has reportedly died in police custody at Apac Central Police Station, with ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

The great Mormon butterfly is one in every 10,000 butterflies who is half male and half female. Scientists explained this butterfly have a rare condition known as "Gynandromorphism" which occurs when ...