Microscopy image of the developing fruit fly visual system (IMAGE)

New York University

Microscopy image of the developing fruit fly visual system

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Confocal microscopy image of the developing fruit fly visual system showing stem cells expressing different temporal transcription factors (shown in different colors) as they age. Each of these temporal windows of expression produces different neurons, thus generating neuronal diversity.

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Isabel Holguera, Desplan Laboratory, NYU

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