Team applies new techniques and sees surprises in cell division
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology 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.