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Taipei, May 2 (CNA) Scientists at Taiwan's Academia Sinica have identified a new form of cell division that occurs without the replication of DNA, challenging the scientific consensus on one of the most basic biological processes.
Since the 19th century, scientists have known of only two main types of cell division in animals -- meiosis in germ cells (sperm or egg cells) and mitosis in somatic cells, which comprise all other cells in the body.
In a new paper published in the British scientific journal Nature, however, an Academia Sinica team described a previously unknown form of cell division which, unlike mitosis, does not involve the duplication of DNA.
The team, led by Chen Chen-hui (陳振輝), assistant research fellow at the academy's Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, held a press conference on Monday to explain their findings.
Taiwan scientists discover new form of cell division - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, May 2 (CNA) Scientists at Taiwan's Academia Sinica have identified a new form of cell division that occurs without the replication of DNA, challenging the scientific consensus on one of the most basic biological processes.
