
Editor's Pics
Lifecycle of a Cell

Editor's Pics
Lifecycle of a Cell
Credit: Sebastian Hurst
Lifecycle of a biological cell: cell (in centre) before mitosis (cell division) takes place. From bottom left and then clockwise: the cells become rounder and the shell thickens as the insides of the cell change - soften and fluidify. The genetic material is shared out to create two new daughter cells. (Image taken with a confocal microscope, research carried out using optical tweezers).
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