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A panel of screenshots from the computer animated game Microscopya, developed by Beata Science Art.
Playing Games to Learn Cell Biology
Video games get microscopic in an educational science outreach project.
Playing Games to Learn Cell Biology
Playing Games to Learn Cell Biology

Video games get microscopic in an educational science outreach project.

Video games get microscopic in an educational science outreach project.

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Beata Mierzwa, a postdoctoral researcher at University of California San Diego and the founder of Beata Science Art, poses for a photograph holding a print of one of her science illustrations. She has bright blue hair and is wearing leggings from her microscopy print design that features blue and green and red and blue cells.
Finding Beauty in Biological Spaces
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Aug 6, 2024 | 4 min read
Beata Mierzwa combines her love of science and art in captivating illustrations and exciting fashion. 
Formed of various flowers, this personification cartoon of a female botanist, painted by George Spratt, was pasted into Allen’s copy of The English Flora.
La Botaniste, 1810–1865
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jan 4, 2022 | 2 min read
Elaborate annotations hidden in a copy of Sir James Edward Smith’s The English Flora hinted at the life of a mysterious woman botanist.
Image of the Day: Nature by Hand
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 4, 2019 | 1 min read
Scientist D. Allan Drummond’s study of life in sculpture aims to provoke curiosity and wonder about the world.
Image of the Day: Agar Art
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 30, 2018 | 1 min read
The American Society for Microbiology held its 4th contest for images created from microorganisms feeding on agar. 
Image of the Day: Gold Matter
The Scientist | Jun 30, 2017 | 1 min read
The white matter tracts that wind throughout this microetching are based on diffusion spectrum imaging data from a human brain, realistically portraying the circuits found within a sagittal brain section.
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