Category: 2021
-
Brain Organoid in a Test Tube
Label Brain Organoid in a Test Tube Artist Timothy Hua Description Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can differentiate into any cell type within the human body. They have been used to generate various organoid models that mimic interest organs, such as the brain for development and disease models. The cerebellum (small brain) is located at…
-
The Ideal Sacoglossa Radula
Label The Ideal Sacoglossa Radulak Artist Melanie Medinaey Description The radula is a feeding structure unique to molluscs and, in sacoglossan sea slugs, it’s reduced to a single-pointed tooth per row that is used to puncture algal cells. I used this scanning electron microscopic image along with others from from 20 different specimens to perform…