MOVIES:

Xenopus laevis embryogenesis, from fertilization through the midblastula transition.
One second in the video corresponds to 12 minutes in real time.
Ref: Anderson GA, unpublished.

 

Mitotic trigger waves in a cycling Xenopus laevis extract.
One second in the video corresponds to 15 minutes in real time.
Ref: Chang JB, Ferrell JE Jr. Mitotic trigger waves and the spatial coordination of the Xenopus cell cycle. Nature. 2013 Aug 29;500(7464):603-7. doi:10.1038/nature12321. Epub 2013 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 23863935; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3758429.

 

Surface contraction waves prior to the first mitotic division in a Xenopus laevis embryo.
One second in the video corresponds to 12.5 minutes in real time.
Ref: Chang JB, Ferrell JE Jr. Mitotic trigger waves and the spatial coordination of the Xenopus cell cycle. Nature. 2013 Aug 29;500(7464):603-7. doi:10.1038/nature12321. Epub 2013 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 23863935; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3758429.