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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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RNA translation marked by bright green reveals two soon-to-be-separate human cells still connected by the red microtubules that provide some structure during cell division. The dot of green in the middle is a midbody, a structure that will be released when division is complete and free to carry its significant genetic cargo away to other cells.

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Skop Lab, University of Wisconsin–Madison

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