The guillotine continued to be used long after the Revolution and remained France's standard method of judicial execution until the abolition of capital punishment in 1981. The last person guillotined in France was Hamida Djandoubi, on 10 September 1977.
A: Cell division has three purposes for an organism: reproduction, growth and maintenance. For single-celled organisms, this is their direct and only method of reproduction, and it serves no other purpose. For multicellular organisms, cell division is a step in reproduction and is necessary for growth and maintenance. Continue Reading
As a relatively short phase in the cell cycle, mitosis can be simply described as the multiplication of cells, without the need of undergoing sexual reproduction. Although the concept may seem to pose some complexity, mitosis is one important process among living beings. In the process of mitosis, the cell divides its contents, and eventually two cells emerge. Most single celled organisms such as plants, bacteria and fungi, undergo this type of reproduction. This one process is important because it enables the cells to reproduce and regenerate tissue in the body.