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Microscopic farmer 🔬🌺 Microscopy core director @UNC Chapel Hill Former plant developmental biologist

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That guy @stuartbayens.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A stunning video capturing intricate cell movement in a child living with a rare genetic disorder has won the 16th annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition.
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Astonishing footage of abnormal cell movement in lungs wins 2026 Nikon video microscopy prize | CNN
A stunning video capturing intricate cell movement in a child living with a rare genetic disorder has won the 16th annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition.
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Sasha | Kai Dao 🔬 @kaidaoscience.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ever seen mitochondria fly around like little rockets? 🚀 When cells divide, they don't just split DNA. I made a YouTube story based on a major Nature paper, showing how cells use actin waves to shuffle their powerhouses! 🔬 Watch the video here: youtu.be/udrVh_p7kCg #FluorescenceFriday #Microscopy
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@carsten-wolff.bsky.social teaching @aqlm.bsky.social students about light sheet #microscopy on the @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social LightSheet 7. Feat. cute crustacean embryo for specimen
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Louse imaged on @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social #lightsheet 7 #microscope by @carsten-wolff.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social @aqlm.bsky.social #microscopy
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Brandy A Freitas @brandy-syglass.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
For #3DThursday, a skeleton shrimp imaged on a Flamingo light sheet microscope — a modular, traveling #LSFM built to bring the microscope to the biology.🔬🦩Fast 3D imaging, low phototoxicity. 🥼: Carsten Wolff @carsten-wolff.bsky.social 📝: huiskenlab.com/flamingo/ 🏛️: @morgridgeinstitute.bsky.social
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It’s #lightsheet #microscopy day @aqlm.bsky.social with @retof.bsky.social
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Polarization time! Rabbit muscle fibers imaged on a polarization microscope @aqlm.bsky.social #microscopy #labelfree
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
“We’re gonna need a bigger scope” Rabbit muscle fibers imaged with DIC @aqlm.bsky.social #microscopy #jaws @mblscience.bsky.social
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A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her) @samstehbens.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I've been fortunate to have @marcoenriquez18.bsky.social a #materialsChemist in my team. Cytoskeletal elements are often studied on their own but in reality, the #cytoskeleton is biopolymer network that is intricately intertwined. (#Award winning movie Light Microscopy Aus). @aibnatuq.bsky.social
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Diverging light coming out of the condenser after illuminating the specimen #microscopy @aqlm.bsky.social
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Its label-free time @aqlm.bsky.social! Students are imaging marine critters from Eel pond @mblscience.bsky.social. Look at these hydrozoa 🪼🔬🤩 #microscopy #aqlm2026
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Andrew G. York @andrewgyork.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Meet MagLuc: a magnetically-controlled luminescent protein. This is a foundational tool for remote control of biological processes, also known as "magnetogenetics". Can you tell when the magnetic field turns on and off? From @mariaingaramo.bsky.social and the team at @nonfictionlabs.bsky.social
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
First day of @aqlm.bsky.social 2026! And students have already built their own #microscope. Yes, it works 🔬🤌 #microscopy @mblscience.bsky.social
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Felix Mikus @fmikus.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Our ExM Atlas of eukaryotes is moving along with more and more images coming in - some featured in nature last month! Culture we’re provided by @ccapoban.bsky.social & Julius Lukeš during visits last year www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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See the intricate worlds of parasites and algae — March’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
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Carolina Microscopy @carolinamicroscopy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Join us today for the launch of Carolina Microscopy, the unified microscopy cores at UNC Chapel Hill!
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Carolina Microscopy @carolinamicroscopy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We have 4 locations: the Biology Microscopy Core (director @nat-prunet.bsky.social), The Hooker Imaging Core (director @fishcscells.bsky.social), the Microscopy Services Laboratory (director Pablo Ariel) and the Neuroscience Microscopy Core (director @michelleitano.bsky.social)
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Carolina Microscopy @carolinamicroscopy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Carolina Microscopy provides the UNC community with access, training and support for a wide array of high-end light microscopy, electron microscopy and image analysis systems. research.unc.edu/carolina-mic...
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On April 13, 2026, Carolina Microscopy launched as a unified core encompassing the four existing imaging cores located across campus, bringing their light microscopy (LM), electron microscopy (EM) and...
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Carolina Microscopy @carolinamicroscopy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Welcome to Carolina Microscopy, the unified microscopy core facilities at UNC Chapel Hill!
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Kalika Prasad @kalikaprasad.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Now on the Cover @pnas.org News, Delightful to see @akanshaganguly.bsky.social Journey from stress to regeneration, from leaf to root featured on cover. Akansha, you made it, very well done, congratulations.
Cover image: Pictured is a regenerating root from an Arabidopsis thaliana leaf. Akansha Ganguly et al. detached plant leaves to study the mechanisms of stress mitigation associated with wound repair. The authors found that plant-specific PLETHORA transcription factors activate the ATG8 gene, which initiates recycling of damaged cell components to decrease intracellular stress and allow stem cells to differentiate. ATG8 is not activated if the plant is simply forming a callus, rather than regenerating roots. The results reveal how plant-specific autophagy regulators interact with intracellular stress signaling to aid in wound repair. See the article by Ganguly et al., e2513954123. Image credit: Akansha Ganguly.
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Royal Microscopical Society @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Have you submitted your abstract yet for the 21st International Microscopy Congress? #IMC21 (Deadline *tomorrow* 20 March) Here's IMC21 Chair, Professor Nigel Browning, explaining why you should definitely be joining the global #microscopy community in Liverpool this summer!
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Seiler Rankin @cloudbadger.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Microscopic views of a Walnut stem. #Photography #Photos #Microscopy #ElectronMicroscopy
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
#microscopy pic of cells in the #abscission zone where a #plant let go a a #leaf or #flower. 📸 Sebastian Agustin #plantbiology #botany #devbio #cellfie #plantscience
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Pablo J. Sáez @pjsaez.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Just because it's Monday, we love #microscopy & we love #mitochondria, the powerhouse of the #cell We videoed mito under the microscope to see their dynamics. Here they join forces! Ofc we <3 the other #organelles too (to prevent jealousy) From @cellcommlab.bsky.social 🧪🔬 @focalplane.bsky.social
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We are delighted to share this week’s featured image from Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social, showcasing pollen grains from various plant species. Read our post to discover more about the image and learn about Nat’s research. #FluorescenceFriday focalplane.biologists.com/2026/03/27/f...
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Pranav Seth @thebuddhabird93.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Although the world outside still feels grey and wintry, under the microscope the retina reveals a vibrant landscape of color. For #FluorescenceFriday: a section of the avian retina showing beautifully organized neuronal layers from inner to outer retina. #Neuroscience #Retina #Microscopy
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[Figure 1. A.] @figure1a.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
EDTA and tequila (2024) Separate bubbles. Alone, they exist. Together, they matter. This image captures bubbles of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) dissolved in tequila, where light radiates from each sphere and visually connects them into a single network.
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ibidi GmbH @ibidicells.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Cells rarely know they are being photographed. Scientists do👩🏻‍🔬 Our CellArt Gallery brings together those moments when research pauses for a second and simply looks amazing. ⬩➤ Explore the gallery: zurl.co/67UJP #cellart #microscopy #sciart #bioart #scienceandart
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! This week we are highlighting an awesome image of an Arabidopsis root from @janmartinek.bsky.social. Check out our post to learn more about the image and about Jan’s research: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/02/13/f... #sciart #plants #microscopy
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Omaya Dudin 𓂆 ¦🍉¦🦠¦🔬¦ @dudinlab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Thx for @mollyherring.bsky.social for featuring our recent work with @centriolelab.bsky.social and our quest with @gautamdey.bsky.social & the support of the @moorefound.bsky.social to look for the beauty in every #eukaryote out there using #Expansion #Microscopy #UExM
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Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course @aqlm.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Are you passionate about #microscopy? 🔬 Want to build a strong foundation in #imaging skills? One week left to apply for AQLM 2026 at the incomparable Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. @mblscience.bsky.social buff.ly/0XCAKm4
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Erik A. Rodriguez @erin-rod.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
✨💃Disco Ball!💃✨ A UV laser excites fluorescein, producing green fluorescence. Glitter scatters the light to demonstrate dynamic light scattering (DLS) for measuring particle size. #FluorescenceFriday #RealTimeChem #SciArt #SciComm #ChemArt
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 22/01/2026
Watercolor inspired by xylem #sciart This one is cool because it's box-mounted, no framing required artologica.etsy.com/listing/4441...
blue and red abstract watercolor with blobby shapes painting shown at an angle so the side is visible
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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Happy #FluorescenceFriday! I've shared this before but am reposting b/c I think the developing #lung is just so darn pretty! This is an E18.5 🐭 lung with 🟢 marking cells that express my favorite gene, Shh.🟣 marks cell membranes. 🔬 by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social postdoc👩‍🔬 @christinaadaly.bsky.social 🧪
Microscopy image of a developing mouse lung. Cells that express Shh are shown in green. Membranes of non-expressing cells are magenta.
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Daniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
New paper from our lab @jxbotany.bsky.social about auxin and cytokinin interactions during carpel initiation in Arabidopsis Led by @andreagomezfe.bsky.social in collaboration with @defolter-lab.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
@thorlabs.bsky.social teaching scopes are all set up and ready for my #microscopy lab course!
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ibidi GmbH @ibidicells.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
👉 Think your research image could be next? Submit your image for 2027: zurl.co/QLQRp #ibidicalendar2026 #microscopy #scienceinfocus #bioart #sciart #immunofluorescence #inspiringscience #imaging #scienceisfun #scienceinpictures
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Alexa Mattheyses @mattheyseslab.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Are you microscopy-curious? Or already obsessed? We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything! @mblscience.bsky.social
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Nicolas Hubacz @nicolashubacz.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Scientists captured the exact moment cardiac cells self-organize into a coordinated rhythm—seconds before the first heartbeat. Early beats are irregular and shift in origin, yet spread coherently across the heart. Credit to Bill Jia!
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Brugues Lab @brugueslab.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Excited to share Alison's @alisonkickuth.bsky.social paper from the lab out in @nature.com this week! We uncovered how a mechanical ratchet mechanism drives cytokinesis in early #zebrafish embryos. Read more in this thread 🧵 and at www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩 @poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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Botany One @botany.one · 07/01/2026
Had an interesting talk with Owen Morton of the @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social, found that InFocus magazine is accessible even if you’re not a member. www.rms.org.uk/resource/the...
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The 3D Pollen library collection infocus #76 December 2024
A fine dust to the naked eye, exquisite in microscopic form and fundamentally important to life on earth. Pollen grains contain the male gametes (i.e., sperm cells) from a flower’s anther that are ess...
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Maik Bischoff @maikbischoff.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Join us to study developmental cell biology with a focus on cell migration and morphogenesis. More info about our research: www.bischofflab.com Job posting and application details: focalplane.biologists.com/cell-biology... #Science #CellBio #DevBio #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #PhDPosition #Drosophila
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Christmas has come a few days late! Our new @brukercorporation.bsky.social MuViSPIM #lightsheet #microscope will be running by the end of the week 🤌 #microscopy #bioimaging #fluorescence
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James N. Sleigh @jamessleigh.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
My team are running the Peripheral Nerve Society's Instagram account this week: www.instagram.com/pnsociety1 If you like images of the nervous system, please check it out! #FluorescenceFriday @uclqsneuromuscular.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social
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Jess @jessnash.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Genetic engineering, painting, sculpting, floristry, and fantasy are united in @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social 's flower design art project. New essay out now on a blossoming frontier of transgenic art!
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Mutating The Medium
A blooming future for biodesign
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Mario Del Rosario @mariodelr.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
It’s FINALLY out! 🎉🚀 We have been working on PhotoFiTT for a long time, and it’s now published, introducing a quantitative framework to measure phototoxicity and optimise live-cell microscopy experiments. So excited to finally share the last version! 🔬✨ #PhotoFiTT doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Want to do great science and beautiful microscopy with a great guy? @maikbischoff.bsky.social is recruiting a PhD student for his new lab! #cellbio #devbio #microscopy #bioimaging
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