Cervical cancer cells dividing, SEM

Cervical cancer cells dividing, colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The cervix is the lower part of the womb, also called the neck of the womb and comprises part of the woman's reproductive system. Cervical cancer is more common in younger women and one of the main causes is a persistent infection of certain types of the human papilloma virus (HPV). In this image the cells are undergoing cytokinesis, which is the physical process of cell division that divides the parental cell into two daughter cells. At the end of cytokinesis, the two daughter cells remain connected by the midbody for a short time. The midbody is organised by a set of microtubules and its main function is to localise the site of natural Magnification: x1600 when printed at 10cm wide, by ANNE E. WESTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY