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    3 DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF PART OF A  DEVELOPING DROSOPHILA EMBRYO.  RECONSTRUCTED FROM 61 0.5 UM OPTICAL SLICES USING A C-APO 40X WATER OBJECTIVE ON A ZEISS LSM 510.  RED SIGNAL IS NEUROTACTIN,  GREEN  SIGNAL IS MYOSIN AND THE BLUE IS DNA.  IMAGE SHOWS FORMING CEPHALIC FURROW.  FLUOROCHROMES EMPLOYED WERE ALEXAFLUOR-488,  ALEXAFLUOR-568, AND HOECHST DYE 44432 DYE.
     

    SAMPLE PREPARED BY DR. ERIC WIESCHAUS
     

    IMAGED AND RECONSTRUCTED BY JOE GOODHOUSE.

    DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY.