Science on the Christmas tree

A stunning firework display of immune cells lights up our Christmas bauble. Microscopy allows us to see just how alive and complex these building blocks of our body’s defence system are. Their behaviour is determined by miniscule structures such as the cell’s skeleton (red), organelles (yellow) and nucleus (blue). We study the dynamic processes that regulate inflammation. – Macrophages of a mouse in cell culture, fluorescence microscopy
© CiM - Julia Zimmermann, Angelika Rambold

Every year, our glittery Christmas ball sheds light onto an example of recent research. Researchers in our network use imaging techniques to reveal what is normally hidden from view and study how cells in organisms behave.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

All Christmas balls of the past years for printing and crafting (PDF)

Text: Doris Niederhoff
Graphic design: Nina Knubel