whereas the other daughter cell remains a stem cell with unlimited proliferative ability. Although most of the tissues in adult organisms maintain a constant size, the cells that make up these ...

However, specialisation comes at a cost. The cost is that the differentiated cells often lose the ability to make new copies of themselves. Multicellular organisms must therefore retain some ...

JERUSALEM - Israeli scientists have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides human cells with efficient protection ...

Inhibition of the hedgehog pathway with cytopamine markedly reduced the ability of GLP-1 to induce differentiation of the HUES1 cells. In addition, the differentiation-inducing activity of GLP-1 ...

Plant cells are also able to become longer as they grow. This process is called cell elongation and occurs throughout the plant, not just in the meristems. Cell elongation does not occur in animals.