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Cross-section through a bamboo stem, LM

Clathrin-coated pit, inner leaflet of the plasma membrane

Looking up from underneath a microscope

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.

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Bluetongue virus core particle

Bluetongue virus core particles

Arabidopsis thaliana plant cells containing chloroplasts, LM

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals, LM

Raw onion

Raw ginger, SEM

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Epidermal cell surface on a salmon embryo, SEM

Hoverfly eyes, SEM

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HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Raw onion

Bluetongue virus core particle

Epidermal cell surface on a salmon embryo, SEM

Hoverfly eyes, SEM

Shapes

Images from the collections

Images about Shapes

Works from the collections

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Raw onion

Bluetongue virus core particle

Epidermal cell surface on a salmon embryo, SEM

Hoverfly eyes, SEM

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