POV Ray 3.7 code
//==============================================
// Sequential 3D surface generation (sphere)
// by POV-Ray 3.7
//==============================================

#include "glass.inc"       // include pigment files
#include "colors.inc"
#include "metals.inc"

global_settings {assumed_gamma 1.0}    // set gamma value
background { color rgb <00,0.0,0.0> }   // set black background color

camera {                                     // set view point (camera) location
    location <-10, 10, -30>
    look_at  <0, 0,  0>
}

light_source {                             // set point light sources location
  < -50, 20, -10>
  rgb <1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000> * 2.0   // set white light color and intensity
 }

light_source {
  < 20, 20, -10>
  rgb <1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000> * 2.0   // set white light color and intensity
}

light_source {
    <-3, 10, -3>
    color White
}

#declare R = 9;               // set spere radius value
#declare n = 100;          // set number of cycles
#declare X = array[n+1][n+1];   // define x co-rdinate array
#declare Y = array[n+1][n+1];   // define y co-rdinate array
#declare Z = array[n+1][n+1];   // define z co-rdinate array

#for (p, 0, n)     // polar co-ordinate theta cycle
#declare Th = p*2*pi/n;

#for (q, 0, n)    // polar co-ordinate phi cycle
#declare Ph = q*pi/n;

#declare X[p][q] = R*cos(Th)*sin(Ph);    // polar to Cartesian co-ordinates
#declare Y[p][q] = R*sin(Th)*sin(Ph);
#declare Z[p][q] = R*cos(Ph);

#end  // end for q   // for cycles end
#end  // end for p

#declare i = 0;    // define animation cycles indices
#declare j = 0;

#if ( i <= n )   //  index conditionals
#if (j <= n )
#declare j = (n+5)*clock;   // animation clock
#declare i = (n+5)*clock;

#for(p,0,i)   // individual cell plotting sequential cycles
#for(q,0,j)

sphere {
       < X[p][q], Y[p][q], Z[p][q] >, .4   // spherical cell location and radius
     texture {                             // pigment and finishing choices
     pigment{ P_Copper3 }}
     finish {
      ambient .1
      specular .5
      metallic
}}

 #end // end for q    //  for cycles end
 #end // end for p
 #end  // end for j   // conditionals end
 #end  // end for i