Branching Microtubules Video (VIDEO)

Princeton University

Caption

This video shows how microtubules (red) branch off from a template microtubule (green) to form the spindle that separates chromosomes during cell division.

Credit

Raymundo Alfaro-Aco and Sabine Petry, Princeton University

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Raymundo Alfaro-Aco and Sabine Petry, Princeton University

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