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One of those dream teams bridges two core facilities at EMBL Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/histology-facility\/\">Histology Service<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/microscopy-rome\/\">Microscopy Facility<\/a> work seamlessly together: a dream team for producing stunning images, such as this one of a mouse\u2019s hippocampus. \u201cThe mission of our facilities is to provide access to state-of-the-art techniques and to further develop technology for the benefit of researchers,\u201d says Alvaro Crevenna, Head of the Microscopy Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this cross-section of the hippocampus, we can see specialised brain regions such as the thalamus, which is involved in regulating consciousness, sleep, and alertness. The coloured dots represent individual RNA molecules, which are distributed across the tissue and show the activity of specific genes. 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