An invader cell (orange) is surrounded by macrophages (blue) whose function is to engulf and digest such invader cells. (via)
The Face of an Ant - As Seen Through An Electron Microscope
A piece of used dental floss under a microscope, Photography by Steve Gschmeisser (via)
Yeah, so I should probably start flossing…
Gina Glover, a photographer with a degree in Human Genetics, is the creator of these amazing works of art. “Chromosomal Stripy Socks” won the Medical Research Council/Novartis/Daily Telegraph Visions of Science award and appeared on the cover of Nature.
If you are interested in science photography or the intersection of art and science I highly recommend reading the interview!
(via badg3r)
Lights Out: Fungus amongus. (Aspergillus fumigatus, Botrytis, Mucor, Trichoderma, and Cladosporium, to be exact.)
[b3ta.]
This is one of the many reasons I majored in Biology.
