Immortalized human schwannoma HEI-193 cells (House Ear Institute) from a Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) patient (Hung et al., 1993) imaged with orientation independent differential interference contra...

Trichodina pediculus, a "hydra bug." Image captured at about 600x magnification using differential interference contrast. Eighth Prize, 2008 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Individual deep cell moving by circus movements. Fundulus heteroclitus(killifish) embryo. Images made available through Mark Cooper and Zebrafish The Living Laboratory.

Individual deep cells migrating by blebbing and lamellipodial activity in a fundulus heteroclitus (killifish) embryo. Video made available thru MarK Cooper and Zebrafish The Living Laboratory.

Differential interference contrast image of a Paramecium (unicellular ciliate protozoa) surface. The image shows three water vacuoles contracting. Specimen observed at 100x. Judges' Special Award for...

Differential interference contrast microscopy of the tintinnid ciliate of the marine plankton, Petalotricha ampulla. This preserved specimen (Lugol's fixed) was caught with its cilia fully extended. I...

Differential interference contrast image of a diatom with tiny bits of shell from other diatoms on it. Honorable Mention, 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Zebrafish development from extension of head and tail rudiment during axiation, somitogenesis. Video made avaialable through Mark Cooper and Zebrafish - The Living Laboratory.

Representative time-lapse movie of a normal mouse mammary fragment in collagen I. CIL 42152 is related movie of a tumor mouse mammary fragment in collagen I. Images taken every 20 min. This movie i...

P-cadherin null epithelium shows enhanced and sustained dissemination of myoepithelial cells. Images taken every 20 minutes. This movie is part of a group of movies that include CIL 42151-42168.