gayness is stored in the brain

This picture was created by (iirc) flash freezing donated brain tissue and using a novel cutting technique to remove a cubic millimetre of tissue while preserving the placement and connections of the neurons in the sample. The sample was then placed in a scanning electron microscope and the resulting data was colour coded to reveal distinct cell types. It is, to my knowledge, the most high definition photo ever taken of neurons in their natural state.

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    Wait wait wait. They froze ONLY the cells, preserving the empty space between them as empty! An SEM basically makes a physical scan, so you can’t fill the space between cells with anything.

    Science is totally amazing. I cant even imagine how you would do that.

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      5 days ago

      Yeah, it’s heckin amazin. Tbh, I don’t actually remember if it was sem or some other star trek scope, but cool as heck never-the-less!