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thundara  ·  3424 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Science Photos Tribe Too?

It's a method of genetic engineering that causes neurons to express different ratios of three fluorescent proteins. The neurons thus end up randomly colored and more easily distinguishable / trackable from each other. It's a pretty neat trick used in the field of developmental biology and brain connectomics to track cell fate / neuronal connections.