2021's Best Photos of the Microscopic World

A sensory neuron

Sensory neuron from an embryonic rat. Image: Paula Diaz

Using fluorescence, Paula Diaz from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile was able to show the finer details of a sensory neuron from an embryonic rat. The fourth-place image is shown as 10-times magnification.

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