Beautiful Biofilm
FERNAN FEDERICI, TIM RUDGE, PJ STEINER AND JIM HASELOFF
This confocal micrograph shows Bacillus subtilis, a large rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in soil. This is a biofilm showing distinct lineages of the microbe, which were stained with different fluorescent proteins and then mixed randomly on a petri dish. As they grow, they organize into reproducible patterns and shapes that can be predicted with mathematical models.
I'm standing on the edge of me.