In
this neat video clip above, Daniele Soroldoni of MRC National Institute
for Medical Research in London, United Kingdom, showed us a gorgeous
glimpse into segmentation
- that's fancy biology speak for the division of the body (in this
particular case, a vertebrate's body) into a series of repetitive
segments like ribs and back bones.
Vertebrae segmentation is
difficult to see because it happens during embryo development. But
thanks to the transparent zebrafish embryo, Dr. Soroldoni managed to
capture this pattern formation by using green and red fluorescent
proteins. The details, as you can imagine, is quite complicated
(Interested? Read on) - but suffice it to say that we all can appreciate the beauty of the process as captured in this wide-field microscopy.
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