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/).
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。
