This 40-second time-lapse video of a sensory nervous system developing and growing neurons has won the 2018 Nikon Small World in Motion contest.
The video was created by Dr. Elizabeth Haynes and Jiaye “Henry” of the University of Wisconsin – Madison. It shows a zebrafish embryo growing its elaborate nervous system over a period of 16 hours.
A “gentle light sheet” technology was used to capture the entire embryo in 3D at a high temporal... more