IN Drosophila, cell division stops from the time the salivary gland primordium is formed in the embryo, and no mitoses have been observed in the glands after this stage. The number of the cells ...

In their experiment, the researchers labelled the secretory granules of Drosophila salivary gland cells both green and magenta. Normally, the secretory granules are of the right size, are well ...

We have known for a long time that cells break down their own materials as they wear out. All these processes are called cellular self-digestion (autophagy). Researchers at ELTE have now observed in ...

Science, founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1880 and published by AAAS, today ranks as the world's largest circulation general science journal. Published 51 times a year, Science is renowned for its ...