Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated - Crash Course Biology #12
Hank describes mitosis and cytokinesis - the series of processes our cells go through to divide into two identical copies. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dftba.com/product/1a...
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Hey, check this out. Cool, huh?I bet you wish you could do this have a clone clean up around theapartment for you go to class, maybe take your Momto dinner on her birthday?Well, you can't do that. And actually there are some reallygood reasons why you can't do that.We're going to talk about those in the next episode.But, do you know what CAN clone themselves?Your cells.Like, almost every single one of them. And in factthey're doing it right now!For any creature bigger than a single-celled organism,all of life stems from cells' ability to reproduce themselves,because that's what allows organismsto develop, grow, heal and keep from dying, for as long as possible.This particular kind of cell division is called mitosis,...
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Hey, check this out. Cool, huh?I bet you wish you could do this have a clone clean up around theapartment for you go to class, maybe take your Momto dinner on her birthday?Well, you can't do that. And actually there are some reallygood reasons why you can't do that.We're going to talk about those in the next episode.But, do you know what CAN clone themselves?Your cells.Like, almost every single one of them. And in factthey're doing it right now!For any creature bigger than a single-celled organism,all of life stems from cells' ability to reproduce themselves,because that's what allows organismsto develop, grow, heal and keep from dying, for as long as possible.This particular kind of cell division is called mitosis,...
