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Knot in hair

Mouthpart from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Arabidopsis leaf hairs (trichomes)

Ruptured blood vessel

Skin cells from a scald

Wood burrows from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Human dermis scar tissue

Outer hair cells damaged by kanamycin

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)

Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Spirals of DNA molecules

Knot in human blonde hair

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Damage

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Images about Damage

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Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Human dermis scar tissue

Wood burrows from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Knot in hair

Knot in human blonde hair

Damage

Images from the collections

Images about Damage

Works from the collections

Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Human dermis scar tissue

Wood burrows from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Knot in hair

Knot in human blonde hair

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