Mitosis: New techniques expose surprises in cell division

Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have obtained the first high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a cell with a nucleus undergoing cell division. The observations, made using a powerful imaging technique in combination with a new method for slicing cell samples, indicate that one of the characteristic steps of mitosis is significantly different in some cells.

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