How do new species form? Like most areas of Evolutionary Biology, research related to the formation of new species - 'speciation ' - is rich in historical and current debate. Here, we review both ...

Beyond the typical response of regeneration through cell division, she and her colleagues have found that cells can also be replaced by stimulating existing cells to grow in size by becoming polyploid ...

An unassuming starfish species found around the world has a shocking amount of DNA hidden inside its cells. The brooding brittle star (Amphipholis squamata), which has a tiny disk-shaped body and ...

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are the master regulators of mitosis.They delegate portions of the mitotic programme to other downstream transducers that act directly on various components of ...

The goal of our research is to identify barriers to heart regeneration using the zebrafish as a model organism. Our lab is particularly interested in understanding how polyploidization (the increase ...