Cell copying machine: How daughters look like their mothers
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
Tiny structures in our cells, called centrioles, control both cell division and motility. The number of these structures is highly monitored, with deviations causing infertility, microcephaly and cancer. A research team has uncovered the mechanism by which mother cells know that they provide the right number of centrioles to their daughters.