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2012
To observe a cell in the process of dividing is to contemplate one of the foundations of life.
But here, under Kuan-Chung Su's lens, this apparent perfection conceals a profound disorder: we're looking at a cancerous cell.
In cancer, the division cycle is out of control. The cell multiplies endlessly, deaf to the signals supposed to stop it, progressively invading surrounding tissues.
This image enables researchers to scrutinize, phase by phase, the critical stages of mitosis. Identify errors, understand dysfunctions, and design treatments capable of precisely targeting diseased cells, without affecting healthy cells.
Each duplication here becomes ambivalent: at once a feat of the living... and a reflection of what it can become when it loses its equilibrium.
