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Core: Image of the Month

  • June 2016

    This image, taken with the LSM 710 confocal microscope, shows two embryoid bodies (EBs), which are spherical aggregates of pluripotent cells that can be differentiated into the three germ layers. The EBs in this image are composed of mouse embryonic stem cells that have been differentiated into motor neurons (green) and glia (red); nuclei are stained in blue. Over time, the cells extend neurites across the underlying collagen substrate to form synapses with each other. This research is supported by an NSF-funded STC, Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (www.ebics.net).