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Biomedical Picture of the Day: daily intriguing images from global research. IMAGE/RESEARCH EXPLANATIONS AND LINKS TO THE PAPER on bpod.org.uk Supported by @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social & @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk

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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 4m
Laser-free super-resolution microscopy with inside live cell chemical reaction electrochemiluminescence 📸 Wenxin Zhu , Chi Zhang & Jiahui Gui et al, Zhejiang University in @nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @antdlewis.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bugs Against Toothache: Gum disease-causing bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis in contact with sensory neurons suppress pain perception 📷 Sena Chung & Doyun Kim et al Seoul National University in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eating the Dead: E-cadherin keeps epithelial cells together and equips them for devouring cellular debris 📷 Hanna-Maria Häkkinen, Marta Batet & @laurafbianchi.bsky.social et al @crg.eu in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @rooph.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Banking the Deposits: Atherosclerotic plaques characterised in patients undergoing surgery for atherosclerotic disease launches the AtherOMICS biobank study 📷 Luka Živković et al @mariosgeorgakis.bsky.social lab @lmu.de in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Current Affairs: Tissue flow creates mechanical cues to coordinate immune-cell migration during development 📹 Hoang Anh Le et al @mayorlab.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @natcellbio.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @antdlewis.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Raised Tep3 – orthologue of human CD109 – in fly cancers reduces the macrophage-dependent anti-tumour immune response 📷 Yoshiki Sakai & Kavya Adiga et al @bilderlab.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fly model shows impact of human RYR1 gene variant on fly muscle development – establishing screen to glean consequences of other human variants @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social 📷 Monika Zmojdzian & Teresa Jagla et al Université Clermont Ferrand in @elife.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ovary actively 'counts' its eggs, preparing the same proportion for ovulation, at different stages of life 📹 Arturo D’Angelo et al @bokelab.bsky.social @crg.eu in @nataging.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Model of neuro-cardiac junctions by fusing a neuronal organoid with heart muscle cells reveals details underlying irregular heartbeats 📹 Lennart Valentin Schneider & Michael Gani Setya et al University Medical Center Göttingen in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Schwann Song: Distinguishing terminal Schwann cells (tSC) from the myelinating kind reveals tSC don't affect neuromuscular junctions 📷 Hyun Kim, Seon-Yong Kim, Kyusang Yoo et al Seoul University in @elife.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Long Distance Information: cis-regulatory elements identified genome-wide using combo of bulk with single-nucleus sequencing 📷 @gillian-forbes.bsky.social, Emilia Skafida & Irene Karapidaki et al @ensdelyon.bsky.social in @elife.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Revelations from HiP-CT scanning on the nerve connections of the clitoris and surroundings 📸 Ju Young Lee et al, de Bakker lab @amsterdamumc.bsky.social in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Atherosclerosis-affected arteries have abnormal immune tissue that produces autoantibodies promoting the atheromatous plaques 📸 C Zhang, Xi Zhang, Yi Ran, Z Wang, A J. R. Habenicht & Changjun Yin et al, Sun Yat-sen University in @natcardiovascres.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Upholding the Jaw: Role of the lymphatic system in arthritic and painful joints revealed – presenting a therapeutic avenue 📹 Yang Shu et al @usc.edu in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A combo of X-ray μCT & photoluminescence spectroscopy with a 3D surface mesh for spatial registration to measure micro-cracks in teeth 📷 Irma Dumbryte et al Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social Measurement ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hold Your Nerve: Spectrin protein helps stabilise the nervous system in nematodes – hints at role for human spectrin impairment in neurological disorders 📷 @seancoakley.bsky.social et al The University of Queensland in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Two-way mitochondrial transfer between GBM tumour cells & astrocytes via nanotubes – a tumour adaptation that could be targeted 📹 Ines Saenz-de-Santa-Maria et al, @pasteur.fr @upcite.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Buried Treasure: Nanoscale organelle architecture & molecular distribution revealed in thick brain tissue sections - eg. here, morphology of individual dendritic spines 📸 Hao-Cheng Gao & Fan Xu et al Purdue University in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Streamlining large cryo-electron tomography montages using a workflow called MOSAIC in conjunction with MontageMaker merging software 📹 @rkhylton.bsky.social et al @raunser-lab.bsky.social, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in @cp-structure.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Manipulating Maturity: Protein PRDM16 regulates human iPSC-derived cardiomyocyte maturation – potential target in heart damage repair & heart tissue engineering 📷 Kanae Tani et al Kyoto University in @stemcellreports.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @rooph.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Laminin LAMB4 is vital for sensory neuron development & survival – insight for treatment of peripheral neuropathies 📷 @kenyisama.bsky.social & Tripti Saini et al Zeltner lab @universityofga.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Using click chemistry to snap the class of combo therapy called antibody-drug conjugates together makes them more effective 📷 Shayla Shmuel. Article: Cristina Simó et al @washumedicine.bsky.social in @nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @rooph.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Do Callus: Bone fracture callus organoids implanted at long bone defect site orchestrate healing by natural processes 📹 Hanna Svitina et al Papantoniou lab @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Essential role for PRICKLE-1 protein in the formation & closure of the neural tube – the precursor to the brain and spinal cord 📹 Jian Xiong Wang et al @melaniedwhite.bsky.social lab University of Queensland in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Emma Robinson @OHBM 2026 @metricsemma.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Was a bit of a long journey getting this published but the reviewer comments made it stronger. Super proud of @yrguo.bsky.social. it's a really important piece of work
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Analysis of fine scale heterogeneity of brain folding from birth to adulthood reveals folding motifs – insights for studying relationship of folds & function 📷 @yrguo.bsky.social et al @metricsemma.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Double-edged Protein: Pivotal role for re programming factor ZFP36L2 in cellular plasticity – its status in colon cancer has implications for treatments 📷 Qingwen Jiang et al @karunamdphd.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social in @nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... + @rooph.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Rhobin – de novo designed proteins that bind rhodamine fluorophores enable bright, reversible, stable labelling of live or fixed cells, even at high temperatures 📷 Yuda Chen, Klaus Yserentant & Kibeom Hongand et al @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social in @cp-cell.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Making an Entrance: ITGα5-filled vesicles from tumours activate local macrophages to promote vessel leakiness & thereby metastasis 📷 Shani Dror et al @weillcornell.bsky.social in @natcancer.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @rooph.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ova-looked: Transient compartment discovered in oocytes – dubbed the Zollo body – that enhances translation & growth 📹 Noemi Zollo et al @psl-univ.bsky.social in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Spindle elongation in cell division can rescue chromosomes straying to the poles so avoiding abnormal chromosome number/cell 📹 Isabella Koprivec & Valentina Štimac et al @ivatolic.bsky.social lab @institutrb.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... + John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Volume electron microscopy & 3D reconstruction reveal the nanostructure of the brain's astrocytes 📹 Albert Hiu Ka Fok, Yanan Wang & Megan Ng et al McGill University in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trouble Unfolds: Kinase inhibition involved in prions' disruption of synapses presents possible treatment targets in prion diseases 📷 Nhat T. T. Le et al @bumedicine.bsky.social in @plos.org Pathogens ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @antdlewis.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fine details revealed of the mechanisms of transport & delivery of lipids to organelle membranes 📹 Bodan Hu & Daniel Álvarez et al @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social, @unifr.bsky.social, in @cp-cell.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Muscle with Hustle: Live imaging reveals muscle stem cell activity is impaired in Duchenne muscular dystrophy 📹 @sardeliza.bsky.social et al @pasteur.fr in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Improving the View: A new near-infrared-emitting protein tag called elite-niRFP704 enhances the scope of live-cell super-resolution microscopy 📸 Florian Habenstein et al @MaxPlanck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in @pnas.org ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Intact Actin: Tag called IntAct-U-ExM enables super-resolution of actin networks by expansion microscopy 📸 Anubhav Dhar et al @syncellbiolab.bsky.social Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in @plosbiology.org ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with @antdlewis.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Study of bacteria in liquid crystals to better emulate their natural environments reveals how the physical forces influence their life 📹 @sebasgonz29.bsky.social & Thomas G. J. Chandler et al @princeton.edu in @pnas.org ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Interactions of 3 membrane proteins are crucial for replication of Toxoplasma parasite – their depletion is a possible therapeutic strategy 📷 Lin Zhao et al Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China in @plos.org Pathogens ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... + @antdlewis.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Electrical stimulation to up Ca2+ & osteogenic gene activity in a biodegradable 3D printed scaffold device speeds bone healing 📷 Xibo Wang, Ningxin Zhu, Haitao Chen and Bingbing Yu et al @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Bacterial biofilms provoke antibodies against the less common left-handed DNA helix (Z DNA) which are often found in autoimmune conditions 📷 Molly Elkins et al @caglatukel.bsky.social lab @katztemplemed.bsky.social in @plos.org Pathogens ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/8/25 with @antdlewis.bsky.social
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
cMAF is key to enabling brain perivascular macrophages' physiological roles – a target to explore for neurodegenerative disease treatments 📷 Simone Brioschi, @juliabelk.bsky.social & Steffen E. Storckand et al Colonna Lab WUSTL in @cp-cell.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Vessel-wrapping pericytes are metabolically controlled to squeeze vessels directing brain microcirculation – new targets for ageing & disease research 📷 Danielle A. Jeffrey et al @cuanschutz.bsky.social in @natcardiovascres.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... with JohnAnkers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Forcing a Rethink: Factors governing the fluidity of tissue not as once thought - study finds fluidity can increase without change in cell shape index 📹 Pradip K. Bera et al @uwmadison.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A programmable electrobioreactor device called SCHEPHERD for studying the effects of direct current on cells, monolayers & spheroids 📹 @yubin-lin.bsky.social & Jeremy S. Yodh et al @djcohen.bsky.social @princeton.edu in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... + John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fly Egg Recipe: Revelations on Drosophila ovarian follicle production – two waves in adult & a newly discovered pupal wave, processes resembling those found in mice 📸 Wayne Yunpeng Fu & Allan C. Spradling, Carnegie Institution for Science in @dev-journal.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Multiple proteins mapped in sections of human & mouse retina by bleaching/removing iterative fluorescent antibody reactions Image + @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social 📷 Yuxuan Meng & Jakub Kubiak et al @colinchulab.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk in @insight.jci.org ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026... + John Ankers
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
How waves of neural activity link with programmed cell death & angiogenesis in the developing mammalian retina 📷 Michael A Savage, Gerrit Hilgen et al @northumbriauni.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social in @elife.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Snake Airways Land: Organoids derived from python airway cells enable study of reptile-hosted zoonotic pathogens & treatments 📷 @samwillemsen.bsky.social et al @hansclevers.bsky.social lab @hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Study of acoel Hofstenia miamia reveals a wide range of strategies of wound repair before whole body regeneration – insights for mammalian tissue healing 📷 @apkann.bsky.social & Mansi Srivastava @harvard.edu @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...
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