Lamp of Life
Created | 2025
Like the drifting, mesmerising shapes inside a lava lamp, this glowing image reveals the mysterious world of the fallopian tube. Each colour marks a different cell type, flowing through the tissue with its own role. Together, they maintain the health of the organ, making fertilisation and the beginning of life possible.
But beneath this beauty lies a hidden threat. The fallopian tube, in close contact with the ovary, can become the unsuspected origin of ovarian cancer.
By studying the organisation and behaviour of the fallopian tube’s diverse cell types, researcher Laura aims to understand how this vital structure, glowing with the promise of life, can also conceal the slow and swirling beginnings of a deadly disease.
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