cell division

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Many long-lived species such as humans keep their remaining stem cells muzzled once development is complete, an evolutionary trade-off that reduces the ever present risk of runaway cell division, which can cause cancer.

From Scientific American

Thanks to these internal clocks, our body temperature, blood sugar, blood pressure, hunger, heart rate, hormone levels, sleepiness, cell division, energy expenditure and many other processes surge and slow in repeated patterns throughout the day.

From New York Times

And in areas where cherries are not yet ripe, high temperatures could cause the fruit to temporarily stop cell division, and that could prevent them from reaching full size.

From Seattle Times

Two of the genes were already known to play a role in cell division, but the involvement of the other five came as a surprise—and their roles in cleaving the microbes remain unknown.

From Science Magazine

We designed experiments to see whether BrdU was getting inside of neurons undergoing cell division.

From Washington Post