exploratorium

Exhibits

Microscope Imaging Station

Research-grade microscopes reveal interior worlds of living, changing cells.

Where:   Gallery 4: Living Systems
Subjects:
Phenomena: Microscopy
Collections: Cells to Self, Traits of Life

More to explore

Microscope Imaging Station
Microscope Imaging Station

What do stem cells, fruit flies, and zebrafish look like under a microscope?

Cells to Self
Cells to Self

Exploring how human cells move, communicate, and respond to their environment.

This World Unfolding
Investigate the mighty (and mightily underappreciated) microorganism.

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Are Your Cells You?
Are Your Cells You?

Explore ethical and philosophical questions about the first "immortal" cell line.

Glass Settling Plate
Glass Settling Plate

Explore the variety of organisms that live on our piers in the Bay.

Support for the Microscope Imaging Station was generously provided by:

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Science Education Partnership Award
 

The Microscope Imaging Station was supported by the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health under multiple Science Education Partnership Awards. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.