One of those experiments was to look and draw the stages of mitosis as seen under a Microscope. This was amazing to me back in the day, and cemented the wonder of seeing cell division into my ...

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.

It's a brilliant, simple cycle that is fundamental to life. When you see mitosis through a microscope, it looks like a dance of the chromosomes. We're looking at a cell with only a few chromosome ...