Celebrating More Starry Nights More Lives Shine Bright
Celebrating More Starry Nights More Lives Shine Bright
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Huaiyao Peng, Peiyan Dong, Ronny Drapkin, Angela Belcher
Koch Institute at MIT
This image shows human fallopian tube epithelium with a BRCA2 gene mutation, tinted in swirling blues and greens—like a scientific Starry Night. Early ovarian cancer often begins here, with a higher risk in BRCA mutation carriers. The Belcher Lab uses high-resolution, label-free imaging and AI to search for the earliest signs of disease across all patients. The closer researchers look, the sooner they can detect these hidden changes—and the more lives can ultimately shine through earlier diagnosis and prevention.
