Thing which acts as a typical representative of a set of things

concept

Cross-section through a bamboo stem, LM

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Poppy seed (Papaver somniferum)

Clonal tracking, mouse fibroblasts

Looking up from underneath a microscope

Garlic, sagittal view, MRI

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals imaged by cross polarised light microscopy. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and is important for collagen formation and wound healing. A good source of vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables including citrus friuts, brussels sprouts and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin that cannot be stored in the body so needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of Vitamin C causes scurvy. 100X image magnification.

Snowflake

Yeast cell plasma membrane, Freeze fracture and etching TEM

Kiwi, sagittal view, MRI

Laboratory latex glove, LM

Mutant Muscle Sarcomere, Drosophila larva

Kidney stone

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Kiwi, axial view, MRI

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Kidney stone

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Kiwi, axial view, MRI

Kidney stone

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Kidney stone

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Kiwi, axial view, MRI

Kidney stone

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