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Image of the Day: Nutrient Sensor
Image of the Day: Nutrient Sensor
A zinc-sensing protein found in fruit fly intestines regulates the insect’s growth and feeding behavior.
Image of the Day: Nutrient Sensor
Image of the Day: Nutrient Sensor

A zinc-sensing protein found in fruit fly intestines regulates the insect’s growth and feeding behavior.

A zinc-sensing protein found in fruit fly intestines regulates the insect’s growth and feeding behavior.

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Image of the Day: Bubble Suckers
Amy Schleunes | Feb 28, 2020 | 1 min read
Unable to break through the water’s surface, tadpoles have a unique workaround for breathing air.
Image of the Day: Brainless Frogs
Amy Schleunes | Feb 18, 2020 | 1 min read
Without a brain, the frog embryo immune system doesn’t receive the signals it needs to mobilize macrophages and fight infections.
Image of the Day: Impaired Meiosis
Amy Schleunes | Feb 7, 2020 | 1 min read
A phthalate commonly found in shampoos, cosmetics, and cleaning products disrupts reproduction in worms.
Image of the Day: Neural Branching Gene
Emily Makowski | Jan 20, 2020 | 1 min read
A gene involved in a newly described syndrome affects neural functioning in fruit fly embryos.
kidney lymphatics
Image of the Day: Kidney Lymphatics
Amy Schleunes | Jan 15, 2020 | 1 min read
Single-cell-resolution imaging offers a glimpse into lymphatic vessel formation in the mouse embryo.
Image of the Day: Horns and Wings
Emily Makowski | Nov 29, 2019 | 2 min read
Scarab beetle horns share a common genetic origin with wings.
Image of the Day: Sea Cucumber Hormone Therapy
Emily Makowski | Oct 28, 2019 | 1 min read
Researchers will inject a relaxin-like hormone into sea cucumbers to boost the animals’ numbers.
albino lizard hatchling
Image of the Day: Gene-Edited Reptiles
Nicoletta Lanese | Sep 4, 2019 | 2 min read
Scientists injected unfertilized anole lizard eggs with CRISPR-Cas9 to produce albino offspring.
Hydra single-cell sequencing gene expression
Image of the Day: Expressive Hydra
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 26, 2019 | 1 min read
Researchers track which genes are active in the polyp during successive cell states.
Developing African cichlid stained to examine craniofacial structure
Image of the Day: Cichlid Cranium
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 25, 2019 | 1 min read
Maternal care for the fish alters the structure of their developing heads.
drosophila eye development retina fruit fly imaginal disc
Image of the Day: Fly Eye
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 16, 2019 | 1 min read
See a developing Drosophila eye.
human embryonic stem cells differentiate differentiation layers organization induced
Image of the Day: Multilayered
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 8, 2019 | 1 min read
Human embryonic stem cells differentiate and organize themselves on a chip.
amphibian hindlimb chicken animal feet hand development reactive oxygen species fingers digits webbing webbed
Image of the Day: Phantom Limbs
Chia-Yi Hou | Jun 17, 2019 | 1 min read
Researchers study how oxygen around an embryo helps shape the way feet and digits form in amphibians and chickens.
Image of the Day: Neuron Guides
Carolyn Wilke | Mar 27, 2019 | 1 min read
A gene helps motor neurons successfully venture out from the spinal cord to muscles during mouse development.
Image of the Day: Mouse Tails
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 24, 2019 | 1 min read
Genetic mutations create lab mice with unusually long and short tails.
Image of the Day: Cellular Tracks
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 21, 2019 | 1 min read
To study the fate of stem cells in developing chick embryos, researchers trace their steps over time.
Image of the Day: It’s a Shark!
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 8, 2019 | 1 min read
A newly developed underwater ultrasound reveals a fetal shark swimming between the two uteri of its mother.
Image of the Day: Embryo in Blue
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 7, 2019 | 1 min read
A bright blue stain highlights the sensory nerves of a developing mouse embryo.
Image of the Day: Shark Skin
Ashley Yeager | Nov 8, 2018 | 1 min read
Fish scales follow a model famed computer scientist Alan Turing developed to describe patterns observed in other animals’ feathers, spines, and scales.
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