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Credit: Vira V. Artym, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH We humans have long wondered how, exactly, we develop from embryos into adults. This photo of an embryonic smooth muscle cell hints at the tremendous complexity of this fundamental biological mystery. And for those of you who might be wondering just what Continue reading The Beauty of Smooth Muscle … Credit: Dylan T. Burnette, NICHD, NIH This stunning picture of a human bone cancer cell won artistic accolades: 3rd place in the Nikon Small World Competition. DNA, the blueprint of life, is actually blue in this photo. The yellow squiggles are little powerhouses called mitochondria that generate ATP ‘fuel’ for the cell. The purple Continue reading Science Becomes Art … |
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