2023 Small World in Motion Competition

Active gel composed of fluorescent microtubules and kinesin motor proteins

Dr. Pau Guillamat Dr. Stephen Decamp, Prof. Dr. Zvonimir Dogic

Affiliation
Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
Department of Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics
Barcelona, Spain
Technique
Fluorescence
Magnification
60X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Goldeyefly (Chrysops relictus) cleaning its proboscis after a blood meal

John-Oliver Dum

Affiliation
Medienbunker Produktion
Bendorf, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany
Technique
Reflected Light
Magnification
5X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Cell division in an early mouse embryo. Chromosomes (blue) and centromeres (orange) are labeled.

Blake Hernandez

Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Bioengineering
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
40X (Objective Lens Magnification)