HeLa Cells
Title: | HeLa Cells |
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Description: | Multiphoton fluorescence image of HeLa cells with cytoskeletal microtubules (magenta) and DNA (cyan). HeLa cells are a cell type in an immortal cell line used in scientific research. It is the oldest and most commonly used human cell line. The line was derived from cervical cancer cells taken in 1951 from Henrietta Lacks, a patient who eventually died of her cancer. |
Topics/Categories: |
Cancer Types -- Cervical Cancer Cells or Tissue -- Abnormal Cells or Tissue |
Type: | Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
Source: | National Institutes of Health |
Creator: | Tom Deerinck, NIGMS, NIH |
Date Created: | August 17, 2011 |
Date Added: | January 9, 2018 |
Reuse Restrictions: | None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above. |