WEDNESDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2012
Celebrating LifeThe graduate school of Life Sciences (GSLS) image competition is a celebration of the variety of biological research that is ongoing here in Cambridge, from the investigation of the social behaviour and ecology of living things to the detailed study of individual cells. Towards the end of lent term each year, submitted images are displayed in the Muesum of Zoology at an open event, during which they are judged by a panel of scientists, science communicators and representatives of the general public. The competition is open to all MPhil, PhD and post-doctoral members currently working in the Life Sciences at Cambridge. To find out more, visit the GSLS website.
Bats Are the Best
Dorit Hockman impressed the judges with this collection of black mastiff bat embryos (right). Each shows a more advanced stage of development, with noticeably longer wings and larger ears.
Not What You Think
Whilst Paola Cognigni’s image (left) is very plantlike it actually shows part of an adult fruit fly. Sugar from food is stored as fats in the structures highlighted in gold.
Two Heads are Better Than One
Yoan Coudert’s image (below) shows an unusual branched moss on the left of the image. Natural variants like this may have been the earliest evolutionary precursors of modern plants and trees.
![](mailto:?subject=2012 Graduate School of Life Sciences Image Competition&body=https://bluesci.soc.srcf.net/posts/2012-graduate-school-of-life-sciences-image-competition <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Celebrating Life</span></strong><br><br>The graduate school of Life Sciences (GSLS) image competition is a celebration of the variety of biological research that is ongoing here in Cambridge, from the investigation of the social behaviour and ecology of living things to the detailed study of individual cells. Towards the end of lent term each year, submitted images are displayed in the Muesum of Zoology at an open event, during which they are judged by a panel of scientists, science communicators and representatives of the general public. The competition is open to all MPhil, PhD and post-doctoral members currently working in the Life Sciences at Cambridge. To find out more, visit the GSLS website.<br><br><div class='caption'><div id="attachment_8750" align="aligncenter" width="588" caption="Dorit Hockman, Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience"><a href="https://bluesci.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/25_GSLS_11.png"><img class=" wp-image-8750 " title="Dorit Hockman, Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience" src="https://bluesci.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/25_GSLS_11.png" alt="" width="588" height="284" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>First Place</strong></span><br><br><strong>Bats Are the Best</strong><br><br>Dorit Hockman impressed the judges with this collection of black mastiff bat embryos (right). Each shows a more advanced stage of development, with noticeably longer wings and larger ears.<br><br><div class='caption'><div id="attachment_8751" align="aligncenter" width="446" caption="Paola Cogigni, Department of Zoology"><a href="https://bluesci.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/26_GSLS_21.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-8751" title="Paola Cogigni, Department of Zoology" src="https://bluesci.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/26_GSLS_21.png" alt="" width="446" height="446" /></a></div></div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Second Place</span></strong><br><br><strong>Not What You Think</strong><br><br>Whilst Paola Cognigni’s image (left) is very plantlike it actually shows part of an adult fruit fly. Sugar from food is stored as fats in the structures highlighted in gold.<br><br><div class='caption'><div id="attachment_8752" align="aligncenter" width="597" caption="Yoan Coudert, Department of Plant Sciences"><a href="https://bluesci.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/27_GSLS_31.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-8752" title="Yoan Coudert, Department of Plant Sciences" src="https://bluesci.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/27_GSLS_31.png" alt="" width="597" height="319" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Third Place</strong></span><br><br><strong>Two Heads are Better Than One</strong><br><br>Yoan Coudert’s image (below) shows an unusual branched moss on the left of the image. Natural variants like this may have been the earliest evolutionary precursors of modern plants and trees.){kind=link}