Polyploidy is a state where a cell contains more copies of the genetic material than the usual "diploid" cell, which contains two copies.

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A team has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of aging and inflammation. Japan's aging population is growing at an unprecedented rate, making it crucial to extend healthy lifespans rather ...

Polyploidy is a state where a cell contains more copies of the genetic material than the usual "diploid" cell, which contains two copies.

Researchers from Osaka University have revealed a close link between polyploidy and DNA damage, showing that the presence of ...

How can lifeless molecules come together to form a living cell? Bert Poolman, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of ...

Researchers discovered that PLK1 triggers a process ensuring centromere preservation during cell division by activating the ...

In an article published in the journal PLoS Computational Biology, scientists used a data science approach to study the ...

Crowded cells form concentric circles by slowing growth, a study finds. Scott Weady's team's models could help manage harmful ...

Inside every cell, a network of tiny filaments, called the microtubule cytoskeleton, helps maintain the cell's shape, allows ...

There is variability in when and how cells divide during the development of embryos. While researchers traditionally believed this variability was an obstacle that needed to be regulated, the Hiiragi ...

Pluripotent stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into the three primary germ cell layers of the early embryo and therefore into all cells of the ...