Part of the American Medical Association's mission statement is “to promote the art and science of medicine.” The University of Illinois Institute for Genomic Biology is putting an emphasis on the artistic side of the science with an exhibit that features magnified images of what the institute's scientists find under their microscopes.
For example, the image “Powerhouses of the Cell,” shows mitochondria at work inside human colorectal cancer cells in vivid colors, while the image “Cosmic Kidney Stones” illustrates how human kidney stones can take on an assortment of shapes and forms—from grapelike clusters to what look like jagged shards of glass.
