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Title: Radiant Information

Author: Harrison, Emily Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: Scientific American, v297 n6 p78(6) Publication Date: Dec 2007
  ISSN: 0036-8733
  Illustrations: Photographs
URL of Publication: http://www.sciam.com

Human vision is able to see a great number of things, but there is only one way to retain this information: through the cells in the retina as they register the various photons of light and transmit them to the brain, which will then interpret the photons as images. Right now, science is standing on the brink of a revolution when it comes to light microscopy. Scientists are developing new markers made out of fluorescents and new genetic techniques that allow them to incorporate samples and open wide the doors of scientific discovery. The tools themselves are seeing some changes as well, narrowing the lacuna between image speed and resolution. There are a number of recently released images which create a new portfolio of life. Some of the images available include muscle cells, the tissue of a rat tongue, muscle fibers taken from a drosophila larva, a clear view of the inner-ear hair cells from a rat, a deep view of the inner ear of a mouse, the bones of a small fish's fin, pictures of goat bones used to search for clues regarding the accruement of minerals, and several pictures of cell division. Scientists have made the point that while they may look at items more in depth, they do not ignore that beauty in their quest to see and present things on a more detailed level.

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