Any of the colors between bluish red (purple) and red, of medium to high brightness and of low to moderate saturation

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Habenular nucleus, zebrafish

Cartilage, trabecular bone and bone marrow in a mouse femur

Human heart (mitral valve) tissue displaying calcification

Thinking together. Neurons

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Viburnum japonicum Spreng. Caprifoliaceae Distribution: Evergreen Shrub. Distribution: Japan and Taiwan. No medicinal uses. The fruit is a 'famine food' eaten when all else fails. As other seeds/fruits of Viburnum species are listed as poisonous, and none are listed as 'edible', one can assume that the seeds/fruits of V. japonicum are also toxic. It does not appear vulnerable to pests or molluscs which may be due to irioid glycosides that are present in this genus produced as a defence against herbivores, fungi and bacteria. They have a bitter taste. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

NK T-cell lymphoma is a highly aggressive cancer of a specific type of immune cell called lymphoid cells, and is associated with the Epstein Barr virus (glandular fever). In later stages of the disease, the lymphoma can spread to the lymph nodes, as in this case. 

Valeriana pyrenaica L. Valerianaceae Distribution: Pyrenees. It has no medical use. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

HeLa cell, immortal human epithelial cancer cell line, SEM

Breast cancer cell, SEM

GABAergic and Glutamatergic neurons in the zebrafish brain

Eucomis comosa (Houtt.)H.R.Wehrh. Hyacinthaceae Pineapple flower. From the Greek eu comis meaning 'good hair' referring to the tuft of leaves on top of the flowers. Comosa being Latin for 'with a tuft' referring to the same thing. Used in South African 'muthi' medicine. Enemas of Eucomis autumnalis are used in Africa to treat low backache, to aid postoperative recovery and to speed the healing of fractures. Decoctions are taken for the treatment of everything from hangovers to syphilis. The active ingredients include homisoflavones, which have anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic activity (van Wyk et al, 2000) Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Chang Zhi Hong'

Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Lichen Planus Buccal Mucosa

Raynaud's Phenomenon

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Paeonia suffruticosa 'Chang Zhi Hong'

Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Lichen Planus Buccal Mucosa

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Raynaud's Phenomenon

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Images from the collections

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Paeonia suffruticosa 'Chang Zhi Hong'

Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Lichen Planus Buccal Mucosa

Bacterial microbiome mapping, bioartistic experiment

Raynaud's Phenomenon

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