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Segmenting a cell in the lab

In the lab segmenting a cell nucleus on an electron micrograph

A scientist in the lab segmenting a cell nucleus on an electron micrograph. ‘Segmenting’ means to draw around the cell features of interest and is one method to turn 2D images into a 3D model.

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Rights: Etch a Cell, The Francis Crick Institute
Published: 4 April 2019Size: 1.14 MB
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