It is the most detailed image of a human cell to date, obtained via radiography, nuclear MRI, and cryoelectronic microscopy." As we'll explain below, that description is completely inaccurate.

But the claim is wrong on several fronts. The image is an illustration, not a photo. It shows an animal cell, not a human cell. And it was attributed to the wrong digital artists.

Researchers in the United States and China announced in April that they had successfully injected human cells into a ... The original claim that the image shows a genetically modified child ...

The Claim On May 1, Twitter account @microscopicture posted an image of what appeared to be a highly detailed photo of a human cell along with the caption: "Most detailed image of a human cell to ...