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They created a fly line that expresses a fluorophore able to mark those specific cells. Together with researchers in Lars Hufnagel\u2019s group, they can record the early development of the fruit fly embryo and trace back the steps of heart formation with the help of a sophisticated light-sheet microscope (MuVi-SPIM). This is a specialised type of microscope that was developed at EMBL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This image shows an early<em>&nbsp;Drosophila&nbsp;<\/em>larva with the nuclei of heart-associated cells highlighted in yellow, and other nuclei shown in magenta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit: Dimitri Kromm, Enrico Cannav\u00f2\/EMBL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a stunning picture of your science, your lab or your site, you can submit it <a href=\"mailto:mathias.jaeger@embl.de\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not just another pretty fruit fly. 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