Photos of the Year

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

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ABOVE: R. SAKAGUCHI ET AL. 2018

The intense colors of Tetbow cell labeling help trace the tangle of neurons’ wiring in the mouse brain.

Researchers collected saliva from these Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to study how temperature changes their ability to spread Zika and Dengue viruses.

Some researchers require the help of a service dog, but many institutions lack guidelines and procedures to accommodate the animals. Sampson here was the first service dog admitted to several labs at the University of Illinois.

Scientists figured out the culprit responsible for causing damage such as this to mouse kidneys.

Lipids from a 500-million-year-old Dickinsonia fossil confirm its statusas one of the earliest animals to have evolved.

This wriggling robot mimics the motion of an eel and was designed for ocean exploration.

Researchers spliced fluorescent transgenes into this cnidarian’s germline using CRISPR-Cas9.

These tiny spines deliver moisture from a cat’s mouth to its fur.

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