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GTC cover art December 2024

December 2024
ニューロンもみじ真っ盛りの全脳マップ島

This depicts a seashore in late autumn, where maple leaves resembling neurons are tinged with autumn red. In the distance, you can see an island, which is a whole brain map of Drosophila (Dorkenwald et al. (2024) Nature 634: 124-138, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y), entirely composed of neuron-like maple leaves. Fly whole brain map: Adapted from Figure 1(a) of © Dorkenwald et al. (2024) Nature 634: 124-138, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
まるでニューロンのようなもみじが赤く色づいた晩秋の海辺の景色。向こうに見えるのは、全体がニューロンもみじからなるショウジョウバエの全脳マップ(Dorkenwald et al. (2024) Nature 634: 124-138, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y)の島である。Fly brain map: Adapted from Figure 1(a) of © Dorkenwald et al. (2024) Nature 634: 124-138, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

GTC cover art November 2024

November 2024
貫入で上皮組織を表現する匠の技

Fine cracks in the glaze on the surface of ceramics, known as crazing. The delicate crazing, created through the meticulous work of a skilled ceramic artist, resembles epithelial tissue. This piece was inspired by a microscopic image taken by Dr. Fumiko Matsukawa-Usami and Professor Toshihiko Fujimori (National Institute for Basic Biology).
陶磁器の表面の釉薬に入った細かいひび(貫入)。熟練の陶芸家による丁寧な作業で生み出された貫入は、まるで上皮組織に見える。宇佐美(松川)文子博士と藤森俊彦教授(基礎生物学研究所)が撮影された顕微鏡画像を参考にさせて頂いた。