Magnified Image of Brain Cells!
source: http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn15018-pick-of-the-pictures
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2 December 2009
This firework display is actually a magnified image of brain cells taken from a fetus as part of research on brain toxicity. The green streaks are neurons supported by red-stranded astrocytes, with the cellular DNA within visible in blue. It is one of 30 images of human cells vying to win this year's micrograph competition run by the instrument manufacturer GE Healthcare.
Viewers can vote until 6 January for their favourite images, which range from Jackson Pollock-like shots of neurons to Monet-style "shoals of fish" that are actually human fat cells. Voters will each receive free calendars of last year's images. The three winners – one each from North America, Europe and Asia – will visit New York and have their pictures displayed in Times Square.
83 more images to see at the link:
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn15018-pick-of-the-pictures
This firework display is actually a magnified image of brain cells taken from a fetus as part of research on brain toxicity. The green streaks are neurons supported by red-stranded astrocytes, with the cellular DNA within visible in blue. It is one of 30 images of human cells vying to win this year's micrograph competition run by the instrument manufacturer GE Healthcare.
Viewers can vote until 6 January for their favourite images, which range from Jackson Pollock-like shots of neurons to Monet-style "shoals of fish" that are actually human fat cells. Voters will each receive free calendars of last year's images. The three winners – one each from North America, Europe and Asia – will visit New York and have their pictures displayed in Times Square.
83 more images to see at the link:
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn15018-pick-of-the-pictures
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retro_Syl
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Awesome photo!
- 2 years ago
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retro_Syl
