Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

As the cell proceeds through the stages of cell division (from left to right: interphase, prometaphase, metaphase, and anaphase), chromosomes become progressively more compact through a ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

Interphase is the period between cell divisions. During this time, chromosomes replicate—each DNA strand unzips into two strands while free-floating bases attach to the unzipped strands.

Most cells grow, perform the activities needed to survive, and divide to create new cells. These basic processes, known collectively as the cell cycle, are repeated throughout the life of a cell.

The activity on this page was designed by science education experts to explain and visualise the three stages of mitosis. By interacting with the activity, you'll see the mitosis phases and ...

The activity on this page has been designed by educational experts to help you learn the three stages of mitosis through a hands-on experience. Mitosis will produce two daughter cells which are ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell’s ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves.

Welcome to Mitosis vs. Meiosis. This half of the screen illustrates mitosis—the division of a cell's nucleus. Along with cytokinesis (the division of the rest of a cell), mitosis results in a ...