The art of science: Beautiful images from U-M research labs available at Ann Arbor Art Fair and online

 

This week, the streets of downtown Ann Arbor will fill with hundreds of thousands of art lovers, seeking treasures at the hundreds of artists’ booths at the annual Ann Arbor Art Fair.

 

But at one booth down on East University Avenue, the art for sale isn’t just beautiful. It might also save lives.

 

All the images come directly from University of Michigan medical research laboratories, and were taken through microscopes or scanners by U-M scientists who use the latest techniques to study a broad range of diseases.

 

Each image takes the viewer deep inside stem cells, brain cells, and other unseen inner workings of our bodies. Most were created by scientists from the U-M Medical School, with some coming from at least five other areas of the university.

 

Every year, new images are chosen by a jury of artists and scientists  for their combination of abstract beauty and scientific truth.

 

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