cell division

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The Y chromosome is especially vulnerable during cell division.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

In this way, MraZ acts as the key regulator controlling the activity of the operon that governs cell division in most bacterial species.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

To investigate the mechanism further, the scientists blocked cell division inside the follicle.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

They redesigned the yeast cell cycle so that cell division depended on the behavior of the protein being evolved.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Then they pass those changes on to each new generation of cells through cell division, a random process that produces even more changes.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot