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Astrocytes and Neurons
Editor's PicsThis confocal image of a mouse brain tissue shows the astrocytes (red) and neurons (green).
VIEW NOWModeling Infertility in Flies
Editor's PicsResearchers have identified a gene that plays an important role in fertility across multiple species. Pictured is a normal fruit fly ovary (left) and a fruit fly ovary with this gene dialed down (right).
VIEW NOWTransplanted Pancreatic Islet Cells
Editor's PicsThis image shows transplanted pancreatic islet cells in which insulin is shown in red, the cell nucleus in blue, and the blood vessels in aqua.
VIEW NOWHow Do Flies Attach to Objects?
Editor's PicsThis is an electron micrograph of the fly foot. The adhesive spatula-shaped setae (light-blue structures) allow the fly to attach itself to objects.
VIEW NOWSweet-Toothed Cells
Editor's PicsInside the ovary of the fruit fly, sex cells divide, multiply and grow to become mature eggs. A new study shows that this normal physiological process causes female fruit flies to develop a preference for sugar.
VIEW NOWLung Cancer on a Chip
Editor's PicsLung cancer cells (green) grow within healthy lung tissue (red) in the lung cancer chip, used to model and study how tumors grow.
VIEW NOWRainbow Brain
Editor's PicsA computer-generated multi-color image of a brain based on data from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
VIEW NOWFly Glial Cells With Extra Genome Copies
Editor's PicsThese images show glial cells of the optic chiasm in the adult fly brain that have accumulated extra genome copies.
VIEW NOWNematode Worm Nerve Cells Fusing Together
Editor's PicsIn the study during which this image was taken, nematode worms were engineered to express fusogens in their neurons. These nerve cells fused together, causing behavioral impairments.
VIEW NOWPeripheral Sensory Neuron
Editor's PicsConfocal micrograph of a peripheral sensory neuron in culture. Marker stains and antibodies are used to identify neurons (red), c-Fos protein (green) and nuclei (blue).
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