Microscope Photography

Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) anther (20x) confocal by Dr. Heiti Paves, Tallinn University of Technology


Fluorescent actin protein filaments by Dennis Breitsprecher, Institute of Biophysical Chemistry at Germany’s Hannover Medical School


Pleurosigma (marine diatoms) (200x), darkfield and polarized light by Michael Stringer, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom


Double transgenic mouse embryo, 18.5 days (17x), brightfield and darkfield with fluorescent markers GFP and RFP by Gloria Kwon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Insititute

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