cell division

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This shift suggested that the timing and outcome of cell division had been altered, potentially explaining why the brain tissue failed to expand normally.

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Trillions of cell divisions occur daily in the human body, and each event must fight against the natural pull of disorder.

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According to the authors, these moments of instability make transcription start sites especially vulnerable during the rapid cell divisions that occur shortly after conception.

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Since the 1960s, scientists believed transcription stopped entirely during cell division.

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That gene makes the gut of the female about 20% bigger than the gut in male fruit flies, and makes the female more prone to tumors by activating proteins that cause cell division.

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