Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all ...

The awe-inspiring process of cell division can turn a fertilized egg into a baby – or a cancerous cell into a malignant tumor. With so much at stake, nature keeps it tightly controlled in a process ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Research shows how the curved shape of a zebrafish egg sets cell division timing, gene activation, and early cell fate specification.