HeLa Cancer Cell in Apoptosis (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

HeLa Cancer Cell in Apoptosis

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A dying cancer cell with stringy protrusions called filopodia, extending to the right, that help cancer cells to migrate away from their original tumors. This is not a photo of a cell treated for the Georgia Tech study.

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NIH-funded image of apoptotic HeLa cell by the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research / Thomas Deerinck / Mark Ellisman

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