by Diane Boudreau

The correct separation of DNA, nuclear proteins, and the nuclear envelope during mitosis (cell division) is one of the most highly evolved and complext series of events in cell biology. The image here (Mitosis, 2006) shows mitosis in the plant fungus Sclerotium rolfsii. Spindle poles (red), mitotic spindles (green), nuclei (blue) and the merged image of all three are viewed using epifluorescences microscopy.

The image was created by cell biologist/bioimager Robby Roberson. A series of Roberson's microscopic images were displayed in an art exhibit at Tilt Gallery in Phoenix during the fall of 2006.