The process to create each of these images consists of a series of many steps. It can take four weeks or up to a year of work before the scientist is ready to photograph the cells. Each color in the photos must be taken separately and mixed together to produce the image seen here. This photo is a montage from multiple iterations of the process. The cells get their color through a process of staining with fluorescent dyes.

Image by Cynthia Levinthal

high and low II
high and low II
Fluorescent Microscopy Photograph
2013