The cell cycle and its system of checkpoint controls ... These checkpoints ensure that mitosis occurs only when environmental conditions are favorable and the cellular genome has been precisely ...

In addition, how the cell cycle responds to DNA damage is an area of active research because random aberrations in replication and even environmental toxins can affect vulnerable DNA strands.

Scientists have identified a new variant of the cell cycle that could provide insight into how diseases like cancer occur. Maggie Chen is a scientist and science journalist covering health, biology, ...