All things bright and beautiful

Caleb Dawson and the art of high-tech microscopy

“Dawson’s curious gaze isn’t just detached and scientific. He sees beauty in there, too; he sees art. And he sees something even deeper: the hand of God.”

“In this image of an intestine wall (we’re looking at a section 0.75 mm across) those macrophages are picked out in yellow, nestling within the tongue-shaped villi, which help absorb the nutrients in food. Beautiful, isn’t it?”
– Ross Bilton, Weekend Australian Magazine.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Ross Bilton about this image and my life as a scientist and Christian.

He wrote a wonderful article that perfectly captures my inspiration and perspective. Read the full article here.