Selected Images of the Day from the-scientist.com

Scientists can now view mitosis one protein (or more) at a time using a 4-D computer model.

Peering through a microscope since age 14, Joseph Gall, now 89, still sees wonder at the other end.

Human cancer cells constrained to capillary-like microtubes divide unevenly, scientists show.

A spring cleaning led to the rediscovery of Theodor Boveri’s microscope slides, presumed lost during World War II.

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell & Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco. Age: 38

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis shuts down during mitosis in eukaryotic cells because all of the required actin is hoarded by the cytoskeleton.

New findings challenge long-held views about the mechanism yeast cells use to live forever.

By selectively killing senescent cells, researchers can slow the decline of health in aging mice.