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CryoPRISM: A new tool for observing cellular machinery in a more natural environment

  • March 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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CryoPRISM: A new tool for observing cellular machinery in a more natural environment
The blobfish, once considered the ugliest animal in the world, has since had quite the redemption arc. Years after it was first discovered, scientists realized that the deep-sea creature appeared so unnervingly blobby only because it went through an extreme change in pressure when it was brought up to the surface. In its natural environment, 4,000 feet underwater, the fish looks perfectly handsome.

Originally published at Phys.org

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