SciShots
Microscopic viewpoints, computer-generated models, intricate tracings and more — see a new side of science.
SciShots: Illuminating a mysterious brain structure
Neuroscientists are shedding literal light on the mouse claustrum, a tiny part of the brain with an outsized number of connections
SciShots: The Brain’s Cleanup Crew and Paramedics
The shape-shifting microglia play a vital role in maintaining brain health
SciShots: The brain’s mysterious, multipurpose immune system
Microglial cells act as the brain’s waste disposal when healthy — can they be manipulated to protect against disease?
SciShots: Clusters of Alzheimer’s cells
New data explores the cellular landscape of Alzheimer’s disease
SciShots: The 3D network inside a mouse’s brain
Scientists are piecing together the puzzle of the brain using light-sheet microscopy
SciShots: Brain tumors in high-res
Scientists are using tumor “spheroids” to study glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer
SciShots: Exploring cellular variability
Scientists are studying the wide range of “normal” within human cells
SciShots: Glowing muscles of the comb jelly
Biologists are studying the neurons and muscle cells of the ctenophore, a type of sea jelly that is the sister group to all other animals
SciShots: A quartet of brain cells
Scientists are sifting through the hundreds of thousands of brain cells present in a cubic millimeter of mouse brain
SciShots: The labyrinthian protein factory of the cell
Graphics software for microscope imagery lights up the endoplasmic reticulum
SciShots: How the brain plugs leaks
A delicate molecular dance maintains the blood-brain barrier, protecting the brain while allowing transport of necessary resources
SciShots: Rare kraken cell line released
Illuminating structures in Magnumlolligo glacies cells with unprecedented detail
SciShots: One happy cell (nucleus)
Explorations of the nuclear envelope, the thin membrane surrounding a cell’s chromosomes, reveal unexpected wrinkles
SciShots: A sneak peek of a new Alzheimer’s disease project
Researchers are in the early stages of investigating the brain cells most vulnerable to this devastating form of dementia
SciShots: Neurons in crisp, clear detail
Electron microscopy reveals the stunning 3D shapes of mouse visual neurons
Brain-wide neuron tracing of cells in the mouse claustrum, a mysterious structure that’s highly connected to the rest of the brain
SciShots: A neuron’s love connection
A specialized team of neuroscientists at the Allen Institute spend their days painstakingly tracing neurons’ complex branching structures
SciShots: A star-shaped human brain cell
Scientists catch a glimpse of a rare kind of human astrocyte
SciShots: An assortment of heart cells
Scientists are capturing the wide visual diversity of human cells
Lab-grown mini-organs are helping scientists understand how our own brains evolved