Dividing Cell (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Dividing Cell

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This computer-generated image depicts a rod-shaped microbe in the midst of dividing. A little-understood structure called a Z-ring pinches the midsection during the division process.

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Ganhui Lan

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