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  • 2023-01-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Is This the 'Most Detailed Image of a Human Cell to Date'? (en)
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  • In April 2021, an image went viral on social media platforms that was represented as follows: This is not a painting. It is the most detailed image of a human cell to date, obtained via radiography, nuclear MRI, and cryoelectronic microscopy. As we'll explain below, that description is completely inaccurate. First, here's an example of the miscaptioned image as posted on Facebook in late 2022: Contrary to what the caption claims, this is a painting of sorts -- a digital illustration by an artist named Russell Kightley. It is not the most detailed image of a human cell to date -- in fact, it is, in Kightley's words, a generalized animal cell, not specifically a human cell. Nor was the image obtained via radiography, nuclear MRI, or cryoelectronic microscopy. All of that was made up out of whole cloth. Kightley created the image with graphics software. As Kightley has written on his blog, the image has repeatedly gone viral since April 2021, almost never with an accurate description or proper credit to the artist (AFP fact-checked viral versions of the image in July 2021). Kightley wrote: Of the conception and design of the illustration, Kightley wrote: You can learn more about the artist and view more of his work on RussellKightey.com. (en)
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