NIF Data Spotlight: Cell Image Library

The Cell: An Image Library is a public and easily accessible resource database of images, videos, and animations of cells. It captures a wide range of organisms, cell types, and cellular processes in order to advance research on cellular activity and ultimately improve human health.

Through NIF, The Cell Image Library can be searched by a specific cell, brain region or biological process. For example, a search for an image of the tectum returns results found under Data Type > Images > CellImageLibrary (shown below) or Nervous System Level > Cellular Level > CellImageLibrary.



Here you can find the image file name, subject type, attribution, image description, cellular component and biological process. Clicking on the image will take you to the library's website (shown below).


So go ahead a give it a try, search NIF for a biological process - synaptic development, or even a cellular component - synapse to find highly annotated, semantically linked images in The Cell: an Image Library.

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