Researchers at Kumamoto University have achieved a notable advancement in stem cell biology by reproducing the developmental process of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vitro. This culture system ...

This video explains the stages of mitosis, contrasts them with meiosis and the creation of haploid gametes, and concludes by ...

Life on Earth possesses an exceptional ability to self-reproduce, which, even on a simple cellular level, is driven by complex biochemistry. But can self-reproduction exist in a biochemistry-free ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Until now, cells dividing by mitosis were thought to grow round and then split into two identical, ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells behave like egg cells—a technique that could change the course of the future of ...

While these are not artificial life forms created entirely from scratch, the work demonstrates an unprecedented level of ...