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March 30, 2026

False color scanning electron micrograph of a single human ovum or egg cell. Human ova are among the largest cells in the human body and are visible to the naked eye, roughly the size of a single, small grain of sand. Image courtesy of SPG.

False color scanning electron micrograph of a single human ovum or egg cell. Human ova are among the largest cells in the human body and are visible to the naked eye, roughly the size of a single, small grain of sand.

Image courtesy of SPG.