Based on the NIH health information topics you requested to receive information about, we thought you'd be interested in this story from the NIH Director's Blog. Zooming In on Meiosis Posted on December 6th, 2018 by Dr. Francis Collins Meiosis—the formation of egg and sperm cells—is a highly choreographed process that creates genetic diversity in all plants and animals, including humans, to make each of us unique. This kaleidoscopic image shows cells from a worm exchanging DNA during meiosis. You can see a protein-based polymer tether (green) from what's... Read More... Follow Dr. Collins on Twitter Get posts via RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612