Osaka, Japan -- When a cell divides--a process known as mitosis--its chromosomes need to be separated and evenly distributed into the newly created daughter cells. Although this is known to be ...

The mitoses are all of the same type and occur simultaneously throughout the cyst. The spirems of amitosis are frequently indistinguishable from those of mitosis. The spindle is of the oomycete type, ...

MSK researchers have uncovered new details about how a dividing cell is able to recognize and correct mistakes that occur during mitosis, one of the most important events in cell division. Highlights ...

A new study based on electron microscopy techniques at low temperatures demonstrates that, during mitosis, chromosome DNA is packed in stacked layers of chromatin. The research, published in EMBO ...

A mixture of DNA and proteins—known as "chromatin"—sits inside every cell nucleus as a jumbled puddle of genetic information. As cells prepare to divide during mitosis, the chromatin is condensed into ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells ...

Experiments on yeast show that the nuclear pore complex has a central role in the loss of chromosomes associated with aging.