Art 7. Vibrant celebration of cell self-organization

Experiment and photography by Hanna K.C. Co, analysis and artwork by Jen-Hao Cheng 

Material and Methods

Human cells grown and self-organize for two days. Angles (colored based on -90 to 90 degrees) of cell orientation and alignment quantified using Q-tensor calculation on phase contrast image. Lines quantified by entropy.
Derivation of colors from cells see: https://photos.app.goo.gl/M6Zizn9cDKMLVgrWA

Description

Vibrant colors captures the large heterogeneity of spindle-shaped cells upon naturally occurring self-organization, vividly placing spotlight on the diversity and differences of individuals. Everyone is different. Still, each individual collectively aligns with their neighbors, celebrating individual differences as well as organization of community. 

Submitted by Jen-Hao Cheng