Beautiful images of life at the cellular level were shown on NBC's high-definition screen in Times Square, New York City March 6-8.

The three winning images from GE Healthcare's IN Cell Image Competition were selected from a shortlist of 30 showcasing the inner workings of cells.submitted by life scientists around the world. The images were short-listed by scientific panel and the winners determined through a public vote with 2,000 participants.

The winning entries will also be displayed at the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) Annual Conference in Lille, France, in April 2009, and in GE Healthcare's IN Cell Analyzer Image Calendar 2010.
Carmen Laethem, from Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc., winner of the North America category says:
"I think this contest is great. It shows people that science is beautiful, these cells are beautiful and that science is actually a fun thing to do."

European winner Dr Miriam Ascagni, DIBIT-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy says: "This competition is a great way to showcase the excitement and fascination of science to those people who are not involved in research."

Asae Igarashi, of Kyowa Hakko Kirin Ltd., winner for Asia says: "I'd like to see people with smiles and to fill people with happiness by producing good anti-cancer drugs."

Check out the gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gehealthcare/sets/72157614753230622/

The image shown is: Hela cells stained for DNA (blue), tubulin (red) and nuclear mitotic apparatus protein (green).

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