The secret world of the microscopic

[Swede]

Spike Walker was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's combined Royal Colleges medal for his 'outstanding contribution to photography and its application in the service of medicine'. A retired schoolteacher, Spike produces photomicrographs in his garage, which he has converted into a laboratory

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/gallery/2010/sep/08/microscopy-spike-walker-photography#/?picture=366534200&index=0

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Beautiful, simply beautiful stuff now imagine that we are as

big as some of those diatoms... what would our world view be seeing all those colors and shapes up close and personal?

[trotsky]

2. We wouldn't be seeing colors.

The colors in those pictures are generally added by dyes, computer, or light filters.

[AlecBGreen]

3. Is this why my pee smells like asparagus? seriously

"Crystals of the amino acid asparagine, which is synthesised in the human body from aspartic acid, and plays a role in the metabolism of toxic ammonia. In plants, it used to transport nitrogen, and is produced in large quantities by species such as asparagus"

[AlecBGreen]

4. p.s.

I know its kind of Plain Jane compared to the others but I always love pictures of plant physiology. I guess they just illustrate the mechanical wonders of life so well. My best college professor taught me developmental plant anatomy and seeing stuff like this makes me nostalgic for those good ol' days.

cool pics! :hi: thanks for sharing.