CANCER strikes one in three people in the developed world, and almost all of us are touched by it sooner or later. To find out what causes this devastating disease, scientists are focusing on the genes that choreograph cell behaviour.
Cell division is a crucial part of life from the moment of fertilisation to the day we die. It drives the development of a multicellular organism from a single-celled zygote– a fertilised egg– and in adult life it helps maintain and repair complex tissues and organs. But here’s the rub. Our bodies rely on the cooperation of millions of cells,…
