A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows membrane (green cubes), and ribosomes (yellow/purple) ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have built a computer simulation that tracks the entire life cycle ...

Explore Toxoplasma, a common parasite affecting one-third of the population. Discover how new imaging techniques aid research ...

Cells are the basic building blocks of all living organisms. In a healthy body, cells follow an orderly life cycle: they ...

The awe-inspiring process of cell division can turn a fertilized egg into a baby – or a cancerous cell into a malignant tumor. With so much at stake, nature keeps it tightly controlled in a process ...