Odor in technicolor!

Fluorescence microscopy image of a cross-section of biological tissue. The structure shows a curved, tube-like layer with glowing green cellular patterns and deep blue nuclei, highlighting the organized arrangement of cells against a black background.

Label

Odor in technicolor!

Artist

Auroni Khan

Description

Mouse olfactory neurons after ablation with Methimazole and regeneration with Cannabidiol (CBD) treatment viewed using confocal microscopy at 20x. Green indicates neurons that are OMP-GFP (Olfactory Marker Protein-Green Fluorescent Protein) positive. Blue are all neurons viewed using DAPI, a dye that indicates nuclei in cells. Red are the neurons undergoing apoptosis indicated by Cas3.

Type

Microscope

Artist Affiliation

Graduate Student

Department

Department of Biological Science

Area of Research

Cell and Molecular Biology

Date

2024