Nikon announced the 2024 Small World in Motion competition winners: Hold on to your hats! The winners of the 2024 #NikonSmallWorldInMotion competition have finally been revealed, and they’re sure to blow you away. View the full video gallery here: https://t.co/sQ5ahDQMC8 pic.twitter.com/CL22suVB9e — Nikon Small World (@NikonSmallWorld) September 17, 2024 Additional information: 14th Annual Nikon Small World in Motion Competition Winner Captures Embryonic Development in Fruit Flies Detailing the intricate process of early embryogenesis, this year’s winning video provides insights into fundamental biological processes with far-reaching implications. MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nikon Instruments Inc. today unveiled the winners of its 14th annual Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition, an integral component of the Nikon Small World competition, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The first-place prize was awarded to Dr. Bruno Vellutini of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics for his video of mitotic waves in the embryo of a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The video reveals the dynamic processes of fly embryogenesis, crucial for uncovering genetic pathways that mirror those in humans and other mammals, with applications for cancer research, birth defects, and potential treatment development. As a zoologist with a background in evolutionary and developmental biology, Dr. Vellutini is dedicated to advancing our understanding of how embryos build themselves from a single cell—a process fundamental to all animal life. His research, while focused on evolutionary questions, has broader implications for medical science, specifically rare neurological disorders and limb malformations in humans. “The beauty of basic research...
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