Tiniest Creatures Captured Using Laser-Scanning Microscope
Neurobiologist Igor Siwanowicz has been using laser-scanning microscopes to capture the incredible details of the insect world unseen to our naked eyes. Not only that, he also colors the pictures to show the tree-like structures that turn the pictures into these vibrant blueprints of life.
As the famous astrophysicist and a science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson once said, the most astounding fact about the universe "is that the universe is in us". And neurobiologist Igor Siwanowicz has turned to science to make those miniature universes visible to all of us.
The scientist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus, has been using laser-scanning microscopes to capture the incredible details of the insect world unseen to our naked eyes. Not only that, he also colors the pictures to show the tree-like structures that turn the pictures into these vibrant blueprints of life.
"I first laid hands on my microscope only three years ago, when I changed fields," Siwanowicz told Wired. "I used to work as a biochemist, but I decided that neurobiology was more in tune with my naturalist approach. Plus they have these cool toys."
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