Visualizing Human Cells Dividing

by Michael McLaughlin May 30, 2019

written by Michael McLaughlin May 30, 2019

A colony of human cells outlined in pink.

The Allen Institute for Cell Science has released a data visualization tool called Integrated Mitotic Stem Cell, allowing users to visualize how human cells divide for the first time. The Allen Institute created the tool using images of 75 representative cells from its catalog of 40,000 cell images, and users can view different cellular structures in 3D and watch the cells change shape, duplicate, or reassemble. The tool can help researchers study diseases that can result from cell divisions that leave new cells with too many or too few chromosomes, such as cancer.

Take a look.

Michael McLaughlin

Michael McLaughlin is a research analyst at the Center for Data Innovation. He researches and writes about a variety of issues related to information technology and Internet policy, including digital platforms, e-government, and artificial intelligence. Michael graduated from Wake Forest University, where he majored in Communication with Minors in Politics and International Affairs and Journalism. He received his Master’s in Communication at Stanford University, specializing in Data Journalism.

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