Molecular Night Sky (0.07 mm x 0.07 mm)

What at first glance seems like the night sky as viewed from an alien planet are individual molecules captured with a microscope. Each of our cells has thousands of DNA repair proteins, which constantly remove damages from our genome. Each star on the picture is an individual molecule. Green stars are damaged DNA molecules. Yellow stars are DNA repair proteins at work trying to remove damage from the DNA. Red stars are DNA repair proteins, which got lost and stuck to the surface. Studying individual molecules allows us to enter and understand this alien world, which lies within us all.
by Jan-Philipp Günther