Detail Page

  • 2640219512560791320109728595566054868085PublicAssets/3631This pig cell is in the process of dividing. The chromosomes (purple) have already replicated and the duplicates are being pulled apart by fibers of the cell skeleton known as microtubules (green). Studies of cell division yield knowledge that is critical to advancing understanding of many human diseases, including cancer and birth defects. <Br><Br> This image was part of the <em>Life: Magnified</em> exhibit that ran from June 3, 2014, to January 21, 2015, at Dulles International Airport.Nasser Rusan, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of HealthNasser Rusan, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of HealthPhotograph

    Topic Tags:

    CellsGenes

    Dividing cells showing chromosomes and cell skeleton

    View EntryAdd to My Images

    This pig cell is in the process of dividing. The chromosomes (purple) have already replicated and the duplicates are being pulled apart by fibers of the cell skeleton known as microtubules (green). Studies of cell division yield knowledge that is critical to advancing understanding of many human diseases, including cancer and birth defects.

    This image was part of the Life: Magnified exhibit that ran from June 3, 2014, to January 21, 2015, at Dulles International Airport.

    Source

    Nasser Rusan, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

    Credit Line

    Nasser Rusan, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

    Record Type

    Photograph

    ID

    3631

My Images/Videos