MIT displays breathtaking medical images

For the past eight years, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Koch Institute has featured a public gallery of science images in its lobby, STAT reports.

This year’s 10 winners were chosen from nearly 150 submissions from MIT researchers. They range from a green-dyed mouse colon tumor enhanced with a microscope to a lymph node resembling an asteroid. All are truly a sight to see.

Check out the pictures for yourself below.

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Matt joined Chicago’s TriMed team in 2018 covering all areas of health imaging after two years reporting on the hospital field. He holds a bachelor’s in English from UIC, and enjoys a good cup of coffee and an interesting documentary.

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