What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too large or too small are linked to many diseases. Until now, the genetic basis ...

Research into cell cycle regulation and size control in microorganisms has yielded a nuanced understanding of how these entities maintain homeostasis and synchronise growth with division. In both ...

Doug Kellogg, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded $2.95 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study control of cell growth and ...

A proof-of-concept trial by researchers at ETH Zurich, the University Hospitals of Basel and Zurich, and the Basel-Land Cantonal Hospital, demonstrated that treating breast cancer patients with a low, ...

Stem cells are particularly interesting for researchers as they are initially undifferentiated and differentiate into specialized cells over time. In recent years, significant research has been ...