New Study Finds Cell Division Linked to Growth Rate
KI researchers' findings suggest that mammalian cells divide when their growth rate reaches a specific threshold, rather than when they reach a critical size as in simpler organisms. The team, including members from the KI, MIT, and Harvard Medical School, adapted a suspended microchannel resonator, which measures cells. They were then able to track cell growth and relate it to the timing of cell division. The technique is now being used to determine how cell growth changes in response to therapeutic intervention. The report appears in the August 5 online edition of Nature Methods. more...
