nature video published this video item, entitled “A new kind of cell division” – below is their description.
For hundreds of years there have only been two main types of cell division in animals. But now researchers have identified a new and unexpected kind of cell division that occurs without DNA being replicated.
Discovered in zebrafish skin cells, this newly spotted division mechanism could be a temporary measure used when growth is fast to make sure there’s enough skin to go around.
Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04641-0
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