Prismatic and primary color with longest visible wavelength

concept

Mouse brain capillaries, SEM

Ant head and mandibles, photomacrography

Mouse embryo

Human femoral bone, AFM

Salmonella Typhimurium infection of a human epithelial cell

Illustration of the DNA double helix. The sugar-phosphate backbone of the two complementary strands are visible (red and blue).

A sad lonely child sits on her bed, anxiety, illustration

Varicose Veins, Legs. Female. Illustrated with thermography

Sanguisorba officinalis 'Tanna'

Formation of the inner mass in an early mouse embryo, LM

Asarum caudatum Lindl. Aristolochiaceae. British Columbia wild ginger. Asarum is the Latin name for wild ginger

Clonal tracking, mouse fibroblasts

Counselling for social anxiety disorder, illustration

Salmon sea louse mouth, fish parasite

Venus flytrap pollen grains, SEM

Neural tube of zebrafish embryo (red)

Papaver rhoeas L. Papaveraceae Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy. Distribution: Temperate Old World. Dioscorides (Gunther, 1959) recommended five or six seed heads in wine to get a good night's sleep the leaves and seeds applied as a poultice to heal inflammation, and the decoction sprinkled on was soporiferous. Culpeper (1650) ' ... Syrup of Red, or Erratick Poppies: by many called Corn-Roses. ... Some are of the opinion that these Poppies are the coldest of all other - believe them that list [wishes to]: I know no danger in this syrup, so it be taken in moderation and bread immoderately taken hurts

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Counselling for social anxiety disorder, illustration

Salmon sea louse mouth, fish parasite

Venus flytrap pollen grains, SEM

Neural tube of zebrafish embryo (red)

Red

Images from the collections

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Works from the collections

Counselling for social anxiety disorder, illustration

Salmon sea louse mouth, fish parasite

Venus flytrap pollen grains, SEM

Neural tube of zebrafish embryo (red)

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