Part of the Living Human Cells in Culture series. The film is introduced with a sequence of tissue preparation for photography, and then shows the physiological characteristics of Hela cells, a malignant strain of cervical origin. Among the processes shown are cell drinking, nuclear rotation, mitosis and the action of filapodia in intercellular communications.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321246
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cells
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cervix uteri - Cancer
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cells
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)