A 63X zoom of an embryonic Madagascar huge day geckos (Phelsuma grandis) hand including neurons (cyan), bones (yellow), and ligaments (orange)Grigorii Timin, courtesy of NikonTop honors at the 2022 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition went to Grigorii Timin, a genetics PhD trainee at the University of Geneva, for his image of the hand of an embryonic Madagascar huge day gecko (Phelsuma grandis). The hand is only about 3 millimeters in length but needed 2 days to totally image, highlighting the nerves in cyan, bones in yellow, and ligaments in orange.”This particular image is gorgeous and helpful, as an introduction and likewise when you amplify it in a specific area, shedding light on how the structures are organized on a cellular level,” Timin discussed in a news release.
