In each cell of your body, DNA is stored in structures called chromosomes. When cells divide, these chromosomes are copied, ...
It's tricky to make an exact copy of yourself. Or at least it is for cells undergoing mitosis, where cells replicate ...
Cells that acquire a doubled genome after a failed division step survive and proliferate far more effectively than cells left ...
A new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far been understood. Instead of telomere lengths falling under one general range of shortest to longest across all ...
Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many ...
Studies reveal why some cancers are so much more dangerous than others - Researchers say findings may help improve diagnoses and treatment ...