The fusion of two cells is a decisive event in the sexual reproduction of many organisms. In fungi, cells must not only bring ...

A University of Geneva study shows that the enzyme Pak2 makes yeast cell fusion irreversible by blocking cell wall repair at the fusion site, a finding with potential implications for antifungal ...

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 ...

Observing cell division is an experiment in junior high school microscopy that often ends with students saying, 'I couldn't ...

Researchers have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the majority produced after birth rather ...