The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements of hundreds of proteins. How did early biologists unravel this complex dance of chromosomes? The most obvious ...

The cell must also pass through a series of checkpoints that ensure conditions are favorable for division. In order to move from one phase of its life cycle to the next, a cell must pass through ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...