Biology study reveals cells defying reproduction rules, showing how shape impacts division and tissue growth. The post ...

During embryogenesis, cells undergo asymmetric division, generating daughter cells ... can lead to developmental abnormalities and diseases, including neurodevelopmental disorders.

The findings could have far-reaching implications on our understanding of the role of cell division in disease. For example, in the context of cancer cells, this type of "non-round," asymmetric ...

New research reveals that cells don't always become round before dividing, challenging over a century of textbook biology.

It's long been assumed that when a parent cell divides into two daughter cells, the parents assumes a spherical shape, which ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which could revise what students are taught at school.In a Wellcome funded study ...

The study also holds important implications for diseases such as cancer, in which asymmetric division could lead to different cell behaviors potentially associated with cancer progression.

“We found that the shifts in cell morphology that shape tissues could…trigger asymmetric division and direct core identity decisions underpinning tissue building.” If the asymmetry leads to ...

The symmetric division model predicts that the fate of each naïve T-cell is determined by the cytokines the dendritic cell produces: one cell, one fate. The asymmetric division model predicts that two ...