Live zebrafish embryo at 22 hours post-fertilization | 2014 Photomicrography Competition (original) (raw)

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2014 Photomicrography Competition

Live zebrafish embryo at 22 hours post-fertilization

Dr. Philipp Keller

Affiliation

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Ashburn, Virginia, USA

Technique

SiMView Light-Sheet Microscopy

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The image shows an entire zebrafish embryo at single-cell resolution and enables an insightful view of its early morphogenetic development. The embryo’s cell nuclei were fluorescently labeled and imaged with a SiMView custom light-sheet microscope. Color encodes depth in the image.