Starfish nucleus

Starfish nucleus

Nucleus of a starfish egg cell in stereoscopic 3D view

During cell division, a cells nucleus (cyan) breaks down before two daughter cells can form. This starfish egg cells nucleus was captured at the moment of the break down, showing its wrapping in red. Data was recorded by Natalia Wesolowska and visualized by Stefan Günther & Gustavo de Medeiros at EMBL Heidelberg.

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