Very Early Drosophila Embryo

This time-lapse recording captures development of a Drosophila embryo from the blastoderm stage to about five hours after eggs holding embryos were laid. Green spheres superimposed on the image note the location, movements, and divisions of precursors to neural cells in a developing nervous system. Light-sheet microscopy, computer-aided cell tracking, and the tagging of cell nuclei with fluorescent proteins are some of the tools that make the observation possible. Read the related article here: http://www