2024 Small World in Motion Competition

Dynamics of hyphal growth, cytoplasmic flow and movement of nuclei within a colony of filamentous fungus (Neurospora crassa). Time elapsed: 1.5 hours

Dr. Patrick Colin Hickey

Affiliation
NIPHT LIMITED
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
40X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Human fibroblast climbing a 3D 'rope' of extracellular matrix (gray) by squeezing the nucleus (cyan) through tight spaces. Actin cytoskeleton (orange).

Bre Hewitt

Affiliation
Drexel University
Department of Biology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Technique
Confocal, Fluorescence
Magnification
60X (Objective Lens Magnification)

Parchment worm larva eating a copepod

Dr. Alvaro Migotto

Affiliation
Centro de Biologia Marinha
São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil
Technique
Darkfield
Magnification
4X (Objective Lens Magnification)