Images Dated 9th October 2002

Fish-eye view of a haul of halibut on a rack

Halibut haul. Fish-eye view of a haul of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus stenolepis) hanging on a rack in Homer, Alaska, USA. Halibut are the largest of the flatfish, and are an important and delicious food fish. They prefer living on sandy seabeds, and are found as deep as one kilometre down. They mainly eat other fish, although lobsters and squid are also taken. They are themselves eaten by sharks and seals, and of course humans. They have been hunted for centuries by native American Indians. A vitamin-rich oil is obtained from their liver, which can be taken as a dietary supplement

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False-colour SEM early clot formation in heart

Early stage of blood clot formation: false-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing an aggregation of red blood cells on the endocardium, the lining of the heart. Clotting is a repair process signalled by the release of thromboplastin from platelets (a type of blood cell) and injured endothelial cells. The formation of a clot, a mesh of blood cells bound by threads of fibrin, is a complex multi-step process. No fibrin is visible at this early stage. Red cells sometimes tend to align into columns (rouleaux formation), due to surface tension effects. Magnification: x210 at 6x7cm size

World Rally Championship: The top 3 rally crews celebrate on the podium Kaj Lindstrom / Tommi Makinen Subaru 3rd, Timo Rautianen / Marcus Gronholm Peugeot 1st

The top 3 rally crews celebrate on the podium (L-R) Kaj Lindstrom (FIN) / Tommi Makinen (FIN) Subaru 3rd, Timo Rautianen (FIN) / Marcus Gronholm (FIN) Peugeot 1st, Voitto Silander (FIN) / Harri Rovanpera (FIN) Peugeot 2nd.
World Rally Championship, Rd12, Rally of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 October 2002.
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