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A new kind of cell division

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For hundreds of years there have only been two main types of cell division in animals. But now researchers have identified a new and unexpected kind of cell division that occurs without DNA being replicated.

Discovered in zebrafish skin cells, this newly spotted division mechanism could be a temporary measure used when growth is fast to make sure there's enough skin to go around.

Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04641-0

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