Chicken embryos (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Chicken embryos

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This image shows chicken embryos at 24h, 30h and 38h of development, stained with fluorescent dyes to show when different genes are switched on in the developing nervous system. The forebrain (in magenta) develops first, then the hindbrain (in green) and spinal cord (in red).

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Alexandra Neaverson, in Dr Ben Steventon's team.

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