Life through the lens
leaf cells with structures labeled
Chloroplasts and mitochondria move within
leaf cells; nuclei are also visible as clear, fried-egg-shaped structures.
are common freshwater aquarium plants.
leaf was mounted in pondwater between a slide and coverslip with a silicon spacer. Images were taken on an inverted compound microscope using a 40x DIC objective and digital camera.
More images in
Mouse embryonic stem cells - movie 1
Mouse embryonic stem cells - movie 2
Heart cells grown from mouse embryonic stem cells - movie 1
Heart cells grown from mouse embryonic stem cells - movie 2
Mouse embryonic stem cells with stained nuclei - image 1
Mouse embryonic stem cells with stained nuclei - image 2
Mouse embryonic stem cells with stained nuclei - image 3
Supported by a
Science Education Partnership Award
from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health
, and the
David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
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