Official feed of the en Instagram: “Eyes are beautiful, and they take on a whole new look in this agate-like image, which highlights just how complex mammalian eyes really…”

Official feed of the en Instagram: “Eyes are beautiful, and they take on a whole new look in this agate-like image, which highlights just how complex mammalian eyes really…”





Happy Health Vision Month! 
Eyes are beautiful, and they take on a whole new look in this agate-like image, which highlights just how complex mammalian eyes really are.

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nigms_nihEyes are beautiful, and they take on a whole new look in this agate-like image, which highlights just how complex mammalian eyes really are. Researchers used staining and imaging techniques to turn each of the 70+ cell types in this mouse eye a different color. The image won first place in the 2011 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. Happy Health Vision Month!
Credit: Bryan William Jones, University of Utah Moran Eye Center
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