Chia Hung, Air Force Research Laboratory | Biotechnology

Starry Night: Artist’s statement: Living organisms can self-organize based on their physiological state and in response to environmental cues. In this image, Cellulophaga lytica bacteria living on glass surface bathed in nutrient medium self-assemble into communities of microcolonies. Controlling how these bacteria self-organize could create living materials with potentially photonic properties. Contributors: Chia Hung, Claretta Sullivan, Joseph Tang