In Photos: Wellcome Image Awards 2017 Winners

Surface of a mouse retina

Although it looks very much like a flower, this is actually the zoomed surface of a mouse retina, which took over 400 images combined to be captured perfectly. Scientists are experimenting with mice retina in order to discover new ways to restore damaged retina, as well as to treat vision loss.

Photograph: Gabriel Luna/Neuroscience Research Institute/University of California/2017 Wellcome Image Awards