An early Drosophila embryo captured during a wave of nuclear division. (IMAGE)

Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences

An early Drosophila embryo captured during a wave of nuclear division.

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An early Drosophila embryo captured during a wave of nuclear division. Dividing nuclei (blue) and non-dividing nuclei (pink) illustrate the rapid, highly organised nature of early development and the substantial regulation of genome organisation needed to enable proper gene activation despite repeated disruption as nuclei divide.

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Clemens Hug

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