Neurons in the developing fruit fly visual system (IMAGE)

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Neurons in the developing fruit fly visual system

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Fluorescence microscopy reveals the elaborate branching structures of neurons in the developing fruit fly visual system. Researchers in the Özel Lab are using this system to understand the genetic and regulatory programs that give different types of neurons their identities.

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Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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