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Cross-section through a bamboo stem, LM

Clathrin-coated pit, inner leaflet of the plasma membrane

Looking up from underneath a microscope

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals imaged by cross polarised light microscopy. Vitamin C is an antioxidant and is important for collagen formation and wound healing. A good source of vitamin C is found in a variety of fruit and vegetables including citrus friuts, brussels sprouts and broccoli. It is a water soluble vitamin that cannot be stored in the body so needs to be ingested regularly. A lack of Vitamin C causes scurvy. 100X image magnification.

Snowflake

Bluetongue virus core particle

Bluetongue virus core particles

Arabidopsis thaliana plant cells containing chloroplasts, LM

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) crystals, LM

Raw onion

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Epidermal cell surface on a salmon embryo, SEM

Hoverfly eyes, SEM

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HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

Raw onion

Bluetongue virus core particle

Epidermal cell surface on a salmon embryo, SEM

Hoverfly eyes, SEM