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Crystals of aspirin, that common drug used to relieve minor aches and pains, look more like psychedelic visuals caused by a totally different kind of drug.
Mechanical Heart
McConkey imagines the heart as an elaborate machine, connected to the pipes and valves of brass musical instruments. The valves in this image were created from photographs of brass intruments and collaged together digitally, while the heart was converted from a pencil drawing using a computer and placed into the image.
Bird of paradise seed
This strange object is actually a seed from a bird of paradise plant (Strelitzia reginae). This plant is native to South Africa and has a distinctive orange and blue flower, which resembles an exotic bird. The image was taken using an electron microscope.
Villi in the small intestine
This is an image of a mouse’s small intestine, showing villi. Villi are small finger like projection that cover the internal surface of the small intestine to increase the surface area and assist in digestion. The tips of the villi have been cropped away to show the internal morphology. The protein F-actin, stained red, covers the surface of each villus. The nucleus of each cell is labeled blue.
Skin cells from burn
This electron microscope image shows the wrinkly surfaces of skin cells from the blistered area of a burn. The cells in the image were all at one stage completely blistered.
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