Summary

MITOSIS

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Title: MITOSIS
File Number: AFP-135CO 16mm VTM-135CO Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Educational
Year: 1961
Description: B W 1961 Educational science film about mitosis, or cell division. Very informative and thorough. Very good microcinematography of mitosis throughout, plus animated diagrams of same. 01:15:40:00 B W 1961 cu time-lapse footage of seedlings sprouting. 01:16:04:00 B W 1961 cu Sequence showing the development of a chicken embryo ends with a chick hatching from egg, generic. 01:16:50:00 B W 1961 cu Shirtless little boy playing in sandbox ZI to the skin on his back. 01:17:20:00 B W 1961 ecu time-lapse footage of cell division, or mitosis rabbit egg cell divides in two, then four, etc. 01:22:02:00 B W 1961 ecu More time-lapse cell division, this one showing chromosomes separating as a blood-lily cell divides. Sequence is intercut with ECU shots of man looking through eyepiece of microscope. 01:30:50:00 B W 1961 ecu Still more mitosis, now a newt heart cell. Chromosomes are seen clearly. 01:32:30:00 B W 1961 ecu Series of shots showing scab healing on man's forehead. Charming. 01:32:55:00 B W 1961 ecu Blood cells flowing through blood vessels or capillaries. 01:33:14:00 B W 1961 cu Washing hands, excellent generic shot. Man washing his hands in bathroom sink, dries them with paper towel. 01:34:19:00 B W 1961 ecu More cell division, this time showing the abnormal development of a blood-lily cell which has been subjected to radiation. 01:35:42:00 B W 1961 ms Biology laboratory, man looks through microscope, black woman uses pipette. 01:37:04:00 B W 1961 vs Brief montage of living things: time-lapse flower opening chicken embryo cell dividing tree
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