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Science in Pictures

AuthorScott LaFee
Date

October 20, 2025

Dubbed “Pollock’s Glia,” this 3D reconstructed immunostained micrograph depicts astrocytes (white), oligodendrocytes (blue) and microglia (red) in human brain white matter, reminiscent of the artist Jackson Pollock’s abstract paintings.

Image courtesy of Yixun Su.