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Etch a Cell

Screengrab from Etch a Cell citizen science project.

This project asks citizen scientists to observe an image of a cell produced by an electron microscope then draw around the nucleus. This action will help to train computers to do the job automatically and help scientists who study diseases.

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Rights: Etch a Cell, The Francis Crick Institute
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