Check out the rest of the Under the Microscope video series here: io9.com
Paola Cognigni:
"This video shows the anatomical and functional connection between the brain and the gut in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. This work is carried out in Dr Irene Miguel-Aliaga's lab in the Department of Zoology as part of a research project that aims to find and explain the interactions between internal organs and their importance in growth and health."
The brain is about 700 microns wide: about the size of a pencil tip.
The image was taken on the Zoology Dept Imaging Facility on a Leica SP5 confocal system.
Music by Intercontinental Music Lab
PhD student Paola Cognigni shows us this beautiful image of a fruit fly's brain and gut.
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