Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!

Photomicrographer: Donna Stolz, University of Pittsburgh, United States

Specimen: Mammalian cell collage stained for various proteins and organelles, assembled into a wreath (200-2000X). Technique: Single slice confocal cell mosaic. 
Image: Courtesy of Nikon Small World

PS. I think I will take a break from all the science. I'll be back in January.

k

Coolest. Christmas. Tree. EVER.

I think we agree that our lab tree is the coolest Christmas tree ever.

Foto: Mojca

Happy holidays everyone!

k

Sperm Comets

This is Ljubljana (my home town) in December. Its beautiful.

Foto: Dusan Jez

Foto: Lidija Berke

But.

Look whats hiding among all the lights and decorations.

DNA

Some chromosomes.

Egg and sperm.

Foto: Dusan Jez

And an embryo with a red heart.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS:-)

(source for the rest of the photos)

k