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Microscopic Photos Collection

Discovering the hidden wonders of the microscopic world is like entering a realm of infinite fascination

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Particle tracks

Particle tracks
Subatomic particle tracks. Coloured bubble chamber photograph showing tracks left by subatomic particles from a particle accelerator at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory at Geneva

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Bubble chamber photo of sigma particle decay

Bubble chamber photo of sigma particle decay. The sigma lives too briefly to be seen; its presence is deduced from other particles

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: First observation of omega-minus particle

First observation of omega-minus particle
This historic photograph from the 80-inch (200cm) bubble chamber at the Brookhaven National Laborat- ory shows the first observation of the omega-minus particle

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Immunofluorescent LM of neurons & astrocytes

Immunofluorescent LM of neurons & astrocytes
Immunofluorescent Light Micrograph of a network of neurons and astrocyte cells, in brain cortex. In the foreground, nerve fibres of neurons (green) are seen in a fine branching network

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Iris of the eye, SEM

Iris of the eye, SEM
Iris of the eye. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the inner surfaces of the iris and adjoining structures in the human eye

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Human blastocyst

Human blastocyst
Light micrograph of a human blastocyst, an early stage of embryonic development, photographed 4-5 days after fertilisation

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Oxytocin hormone crystals, PLM C016 / 7196

Oxytocin hormone crystals, PLM C016 / 7196
Oxytocin. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of crystals of the female hormone oxytocin. In women this hormone is secreted naturally by the pituitary gland

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Nerve cells

Nerve cells
Immunofluorescent Light Micrograph of neuron cells and astrocytes in mammalian spinal cord. Here, neuron cells stain red: the cell body appears pink

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Osteoporotic bone, SEM

Osteoporotic bone, SEM
Osteoporotic bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fractured bone tissue from a patient suffering from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Oxytocin crystals, light micrograph

Oxytocin crystals, light micrograph
Oxytocin. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of the female hormone oxytocin. In women this hormone is secreted naturally by the pituitary gland

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Spiral spore chain of Streptomyces bacteria

Spiral spore chain of Streptomyces bacteria

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Coloured TEM of a Salmonella bacterium

Coloured TEM of a Salmonella bacterium
Salmonella sp. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Salmonella sp. bacterium. The cell is rod-shaped with long hair-like flagellae

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Coloured SEM of a white blood cell (lymphocyte)

Coloured SEM of a white blood cell (lymphocyte)
Lymphocyte blood cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a lymphocyte, a common type of white blood cell. Characteristic of this rounded cell are the long microvilli which project

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Red and white blood cells, SEM

Red and white blood cells, SEM
Human red and white blood cells, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Magnification x5167 at an image size of 10 cm wide

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Sleeping sickness parasite

Sleeping sickness parasite
Sleeping sickness. Artwork of a trypanosome (Trypanosoma brucei) moving past human red blood cells in the blood. This protozoan is the cause of sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: SEM of section through human skin

SEM of section through human skin
Skin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a section through the human skin. The uppermost layers of the skin (pink and red) make up the epidermis

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Nerve cells, SEM

Nerve cells, SEM
Nerve cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of nerve cells, known as neurones. Nerve cells occur in the brain, spinal cord, and in ganglia

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Insulin crystals, light micrograph C017 / 8249

Insulin crystals, light micrograph C017 / 8249
Insulin. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of crystals of the hormone insulin. The insulin molecule is made up of two chains of amino acids (A & B chains)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: False-colour SEM of retina featuring central fovea

False-colour SEM of retina featuring central fovea
Foveal retina. False-colour scanning electron micrograph of the human retina featuring the central fovea, a crater-like depression in the photosensitive layer of the eye

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Morning glory pollen, SEM

Morning glory pollen, SEM
Morning glory pollen grains. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains (orange balls) on the pistil (female reproductive part) of a morning glory flower (Ipomoea sp.)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Particle tracks on geometric patterns

Particle tracks on geometric patterns
Particle tracks and geometrical patterns. Computer illustration of subatomic particle tracks (white & yellow) and geometrical patterns (pink) on a starfield

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Oxytocin hormone crystals, LM C016 / 7195

Oxytocin hormone crystals, LM C016 / 7195
Oxytocin. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of the female hormone oxytocin. In women this hormone is secreted naturally by the pituitary gland

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Collagen fibres

Collagen fibres. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through healthy collagen fibres from human skin

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Bladder infection

Bladder infection
Bacterial infection of bladder (cystitis). Colour Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of the human bladder showing bacterial infection

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Sandstone, thin section, polarized LM

Sandstone, thin section, polarized LM
Sandstone. Polarised light micrograph of a thin section of sandstone. Sandstone is a type of sedimentary rock, one formed from the deposition over time of small particles of other rocks

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: E. coli bacterium, TEM

E. coli bacterium, TEM
E. coli bacterium. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an Escherichia coli bacterium in the early stages of binary fission, the process by which the bacterium divides

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: E. coli 0157: H7 bacteria

E. coli 0157: H7 bacteria
E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 bacteria, cause of foodborne illness

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: False col. SEM of crocidolite fibres

False col. SEM of crocidolite fibres
False-colour scanning electron micrograph of fibres of blue asbestos, or crocidolite. All asbestos varieties are silicates (amphibole minerals), the most common being crocidolite

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Plant cell mitosis, light micrograph

Plant cell mitosis, light micrograph
Plant cell mitosis. Light micrograph of root tip cells from an onion (Allium sp.) undergoing cell division (mitosis). From top left to bottom right

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Red and white blood cells

Red and white blood cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing two types of human blood cells. Red blood cells (or erythrocytes, red) and a white blood cell (or leucocyte)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Human Red Blood Cells, SEM

Human Red Blood Cells, SEM
Human red blood cells, coloured composite scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Coloured SEM of a human hair on the skin

Coloured SEM of a human hair on the skin
Hair on skin. Coloured Scanning Electron Micro- graph (SEM) of a hair on the surface of human skin. At centre is a shaft of hair (dark grey) which has emerged from a follicle in the skin

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Eyelash hairs, SEM

Eyelash hairs, SEM
Eyelash hairs and skin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of eyelash hairs growing from the surface of human skin

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Human sperm cells

Human sperm cells
Sperm. Computer artwork of human sperm (spermatozoa), the sex cells of the male. Each sperm is about 0.065 millimetres in length

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: False-colour SEM of embryo at the morula stage

False-colour SEM of embryo at the morula stage
Embryo development. False-colour scanning electron micrograph of an embryo at the early stage known as the morula. The egg reaches this phase about 4 days after fertilisation after a series of

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Alveolus in human lung

Alveolus in human lung
Alveolus. False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an alveolus (blue cavity), one of the microscopic air sacs of the lungs

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: SEM of rod & cone cell of the retina

SEM of rod & cone cell of the retina
False-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of rod and cone cells of the eye retina. Cone cells (blue) and more numerous rod cells (pink, purple) are specialized light-sensitive cells

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Blood clot, SEM P260 / 0123

Blood clot, SEM P260 / 0123
Blood clot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a blood clot. The red blood cells (erythrocytes) are trapped in filaments of fibrin protein (pink)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Coloured SEM of the feather of a wren

Coloured SEM of the feather of a wren
Feather. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of barbs, barbules and barbicels on the feather of a wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Col. SEM of filaments of a tooth brush

Col. SEM of filaments of a tooth brush
Toothbrush. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of the filaments of a toothbrush. Magnification: x37 at 6x7cm size. x74 at 8x6ins, x40 at 9x7cm master size

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Colour SEM of red & white blood cells

Colour SEM of red & white blood cells
Blood cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of human blood showing red and white cells. Red blood cells (erythrocytes) have a characteristic biconcave-disc shape and are numerous

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Coloured SEM of household dust (allergens)

Coloured SEM of household dust (allergens)
Household dust. Coloured Scanning Electron Micro- graph (SEM) of a sample of household dust. Dust contains an assortment of substances which can cause asthma or other allergic reactions

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Coloured SEM of transverse section of compact bone

Coloured SEM of transverse section of compact bone
Compact bone. Coloured scanning electronmicrograph (SEM) of a transverse section ofcompact bone. The Haversian canal (dark centralarea) contains blood vessels

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Coloured SEM of the surface of human skin

Coloured SEM of the surface of human skin
Human skin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of healthy human skin. The scaly appearance is due to the dead outer cells being constantly shed (sloughed off) and replaced

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Oxytocin hormone crystals, PLM C016 / 7199

Oxytocin hormone crystals, PLM C016 / 7199
Oxytocin. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of crystals of the female hormone oxytocin. In women this hormone is secreted naturally by the pituitary gland

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Oestradiol, female sex hormone, PLM C016 / 7197

Oestradiol, female sex hormone, PLM C016 / 7197
Female sex hormone. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of crystals of Oestradiol, also known as beta- Estradiol. This is the most potent of the six naturally-occurring oestrogens

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Synapse, SEM C018 / 0122

Synapse, SEM C018 / 0122
Synapse. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a neuromuscular junction showing a motor neurone (vertical line) terminating on skeletal muscle fibres (across bottom frame)

Background imageMicroscopic Photos Collection: Synapse, SEM

Synapse, SEM
Synapse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a neuromuscular junction showing a motor neurone (green) terminating on skeletal muscle fibres (orange)



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Discovering the hidden wonders of the microscopic world is like entering a realm of infinite fascination. From particle tracks leaving trails of mystery to the mesmerizing bubble chamber photo capturing the decay of a sigma particle, these microscopic photos unveil secrets that lie beyond our naked eye's reach. One remarkable image showcases the first observation of an omega-minus particle, a groundbreaking moment in scientific history. Meanwhile, another snapshot reveals the delicate beauty of a human blastocyst, reminding us of life's miraculous beginnings. Immunofluorescent LM offers us glimpses into intricate networks within our own bodies - neurons and astrocytes intricately woven together like cosmic constellations. And then there are oxytocin hormone crystals, their vibrant colors shining through as if encapsulating love itself. The iris of an eye captured by SEM reminds us that even something as ordinary as our eyes holds extraordinary complexity when seen up close. Similarly, osteoporotic bone under SEM unveils its fragile structure with astonishing detail. Light micrographs bring forth stunning images such as oxytocin crystals glistening like precious gems or spiral spore chains formed by Streptomyces bacteria resembling ethereal works of art. And let us not forget about our retina - a gateway to vision and perception - or nerve cells firing messages at lightning speed throughout our bodies, orchestrating every movement and thought we have. These microscopic photos offer more than just visual delight; they invite us to ponder upon the vastness contained within each minuscule frame. They remind us that sometimes it is in exploring the smallest details that we gain profound insights into ourselves and the world around us.