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AstraZeneca hosted a Biomedical Photo Exhibition to make a further contribution to advancement of science and technology by stimulating interest in science in the younger generation. This event took place as one of the UK-Japan 2008 official events.

		This exhibition presented images from the Wellcome Image Awards which recognize the creators of the most informative, striking and technically excellent images among recent acquisitions to the Wellcome Images collection of medical and historical images, for the first time in Japan. Selected by a panel of expert judges, the images were created using techniques ranging from light and electron microscopy to illustration and photography.

There were some images taken using Green Fluorescent Protein(GFP) which was discovered and developed by Osamu Shimomura et al., the Nobel laureate in chemistry in 2008.

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Mouse neural stem cells, labelled with a green fluorescent protein (GFP), were transplanted into the brain of a newborn mouse and developed into two specialised cell types (oligodendrocytes and astrocytes), essential for correct brain function. This image shows how the stem cells become specialised by responding to signals in their environment.
Confocal image by Yirui Sun

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One-day-old zebrafish embryos with green fluorescent protein (GFP) highlighting their developing muscle cells. The large discs are the yolks that nourish the embryos as they develop. Zebrafish are widely used in the study of animal development.
Fluorescence micrograph.
Credit: Sudipto Roy

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One way that cells ingest material is by a process called endocytosis. Here, in this confocal micrograph, the cells which are labelled green with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) are taking up tiny red spheres via this process.Gradually, the cell membrane extends around the sphere until it is completely enclosed. The membrane enclosing the sphere then breaks away from the edge and moves to its destination within the cell - often the lysosomes -a cell's garbage disposal unit.
Credit: Alex Gray

Location	Period
National Museum of Emerging Science and Inovation"Miraikan"（Koto-ku, Tokyo）	14 Apr - 6 May 2008
Kobe Science Museum (Kobe-shi, Hyogo）	31 May - 10 Jun 2008
The Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo（Sanda-shi, Hyogo）	20 Jul - 31 Aug 2008
Natural Science Learning Center （Akita-shi, Akita）	6 Sep - 28 Sep 2008
Science World （Mizunami-shi, Gifu）	4 Oct - 26 Oct 2008
Asahikawa Science Center （Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido）	1 Nov - 15 Nov 2008
Garden mall Saito （Ibaragi-shi, Osaka）	22 Nov - 30 Nov 2008
Michi-no-eki （Fujikawa-cho, Shizuoka）	6 Dec 2008 - 5 Jan 2009
Fukuoka Science Musium （Kurume-shi, Fukuoka）	19 Sep - 18 Oct 2009

	A series of events held throughout 2008 to encourage stronger ties between the UK and Japan and to promote progress in both nations by showcasing contemporary creativity in the UK in the arts, sciences, innovations, and in creative industries.

British Embassy in Japan　>> http://www.uknow.or.jp/be/

Wellcome Collection　>> http://www.wellcomecollection.org

Wellcome Images　>> http://images.wellcome.ac.uk
Wellcome Image Awards 2009　>> http://www.wellcomeimageawards.org

(Co-hosted by:) National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)　>> http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp

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