Breaking through the Shell (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Breaking through the Shell

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University of Iowa researchers have developed a technique to open insect exoskeletons to study live cells, such as the sensory cells in a fruit fly's antenna, which carry nerve signals to the brain and are shown in this image using scanning electron microscopy.

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Image courtesy of Elena Sivan-Loukianova, Alan Kay and Daniel Eberl, University of Iowa.

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