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Sources for the tau journey

The homepage visual draws on eight publicly available research images spanning tau structure, microscopy, tissue, imaging, and a mouse brain. The original sources and reuse terms are listed below.

The visual is interpretive, not scientific evidence.The movement, intermediate forms, spatial relationships, and implied transitions do not show a biological mechanism, the temporal progression of disease, or a measured journey across scale.

Eight anchors

Source images

  1. 01
    Alzheimer’s paired helical filament

    RCSB PDB 5O3L; structure authors Fitzpatrick et al. Source · RCSB reuse policy

  2. 02
    Paired helical and straight filaments

    M.A. DeTure and D.W. Dickson. Source · CC BY 4.0

  3. 03
    Tau clusters under electron microscopy

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Source · Public Domain Mark

  4. 04
    Tau and the microtubule network

    Melina Gyparaki and the Melike Lakadamyali Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Source · public domain

  5. 05
    Tau-positive neurons in hippocampus

    Patho. Source · CC BY-SA 3.0

  6. 06
    AT8 reveals cortical tau

    Tulemo. Source · CC0 1.0

  7. 07
    Tau PET across diagnostic groups

    M.L. Carlson et al. Source · CC BY 4.0

  8. 08
    34-month EC-Tau mouse

    H. Fu et al. Brain regions use superimposed artificial colors. Source · CC BY 4.0