UChicagoScienceAsArt
"Communication is Key" by Suzy Hur
Submitted caption:
"The fruit fly compound eye under the confocal microscope (immunostained for nucleus and F-actin markers). This particular fly has a mutation in a signaling pathway gene which results in impaired cell-cell communication during eye development. Normally, cells in the developing eye communicate with one another effectively to form a perfect hexagonal lattice, which is important for vision. When this communication is broken, it results in irregularities in the final pattern. This one (in picture) seems almost perfect, except in the middle!"
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This image was submitted to the University of Chicago's 2022 Science as Art competition. From neurons to nanoparticles, the entries display the gorgeous landscape of scientific research going on every day at the University of Chicago. More than 100 images were submitted to the contest, from undergraduates, graduate students, staff, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty members. Read more.
Image may only be reprinted with credit to the authors and the University of Chicago.
"Communication is Key" by Suzy Hur
Submitted caption:
"The fruit fly compound eye under the confocal microscope (immunostained for nucleus and F-actin markers). This particular fly has a mutation in a signaling pathway gene which results in impaired cell-cell communication during eye development. Normally, cells in the developing eye communicate with one another effectively to form a perfect hexagonal lattice, which is important for vision. When this communication is broken, it results in irregularities in the final pattern. This one (in picture) seems almost perfect, except in the middle!"
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This image was submitted to the University of Chicago's 2022 Science as Art competition. From neurons to nanoparticles, the entries display the gorgeous landscape of scientific research going on every day at the University of Chicago. More than 100 images were submitted to the contest, from undergraduates, graduate students, staff, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty members. Read more.
Image may only be reprinted with credit to the authors and the University of Chicago.