Immune cells don't only interact with the ECM, they also interact with surrounding cells in tissue as they migrate. This video gives me so much joy because there is just so much biology here to be discovered. Sticky cells! Here, immune cells are 🔴, ectodermal cells are ⚪. Happy #FluorescenceFriday

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2 yrs of eDNA on Hawaiian reefs shows a persistent core (sponges, annelids, algae) anchors site identity. Rare taxa drive temporal noise (wind/waves/tides). eDNA = stable communities, not just transient DNA. Spatial > temporal. #eDNA #biodoversity #coralreefs 📄 doi.org/10.1111/mec....

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#FluorescenceFriday An image of the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila, taken by Melissa Tan, PhD student in the Lin lab @andrewclin.bsky.social. Melissa works on olfactory learning, which takes place in the mushroom body. Nikon A1 confocal: GFP-CRTC marks neuronal activity in the mushroom body

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Happy #FluorescenceFriday! To continue with the October theme, please enjoy this microscopic "pumpkin". This is the nucleus of an NIH3T3 cell shown in 🟠 and the primary cilium in 🟢 - 🔬 by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social grad student Christina Wang 🎃 🧪

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This announcement is many months overdue, but I'm just as excited to finally share it. I'll be joining UT Southwestern as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and the O'Donnell Brain Institute! The Benedetti Lab opens in December 2026! 🧠🔬

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