2026 Photomicrography Competition

A pair of elongated Stentor coeruleus cells during mating. The cells are fused at anterior edge of their mouth to allow for the transfer of DNA.

Dr. Mark Slabodnick

Affiliation

Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois, USA

Technique

Confocal, Fluorescence, Image Stacking, Image Stitching, Depth-coloration

Magnifaction

63X (Objective Lens Magnification)