Micro-CT scan of sea star Micro-CT scan of sea star showing the skeleton (grey), digestive system (yellow), nervous system (blue), muscles (red) and water vascular system (purple). Credit: University ...

Corinthia Black studies the anatomical features of fishes and spiders to understand how life on Earth takes shape Benjamin Hack A micro-CT scan of a minnow head uses colors to differentiate the ...

Micro-CT scan of sea star showing the skeleton (grey), digestive system (yellow), nervous system (blue), muscles (red) and water vascular system (purple). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Rudolf Virchow fundamentally changed medicine when he formulated his cell theory of disease in the 19th century: Diseases do not arise inexplicably within the organism, but rather in specific cells ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...