Science Art: Dlx3 deletion in osteoblast progenitors induce increased trabecular bone formation, 2015.

Scientific illustration of bones on the inside, from a CT scan.
Scientific illustration of bones on the inside, from a CT scan.

This is a picture of bones, the mineral density of bones, giving us a hint of their interior structures.

From the NIH Image Gallery description:

This image shows micro computed tomograophy (micro-CT) reconstructions of femurs of 9-week-old male of Dlx3+/+ (left half) and Dlx3Prx1-cKO (right half) mice. Images are mid-bone sagittal sections with gradient colors corresponding to bone mineral density.

Credit: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), Laboratory of Skin Biology, Maria I. Morasso, Ph.D., Chief

National Institutes of Health