The purple colour shows a group of cells called the neural crest that migrate through the embryo and form neurons in the gut, sensory nerves in the face and a diverse range of other cell types ...

The visual is a composite of two separate images taken with an upright fluorescent dissecting scope. Through this technique, scientists could watch the embryo’s vascular system come to life in ...

More information: Katsuya Obara et al, Real-time visualisation of developing chick embryos cultured in transparent plastic films from the blastoderm stage until hatching, Scientific Reports (2024).

Research Highlight Published: December 2007 Development Dancing the polonaise Francesca Cesari Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 8, 946 (2007) Cite this article ...