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Weird Wellcome

Part Four: Naked Witches For some time these have have been waiting to escape the confines of the digital image library and today is finally the day that the naked witches break free! Al McCartney, Wellcome Images. Image Credits: Wellcome Library, London. Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England & Wales,...

Mar 30th

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HistoriLOLcats

Here’s the caption for last week’s fine dining cats: Don’t forget to send us your caption suggestions for this week’s image on Twitter (@wellcomeimages) and yours could be the winner posted next week! Part 4: Emily Doyle & Al McCartney, Wellcome Images Image credit: Wellcome Library, London Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England &...

Mar 28th

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Can you guess what it is yet?

Did you get it? Microvilli, obviously!  This particular image is a 3D reconstruction of villi in the small intestine of the mouse. The image was created from a whole mount with a fluorescent stain applied to mark different cellular components. The tips of the villi have been cropped away to show the internal morphology; actin on the surface of each villus is stained red and cell nuclei are...

Mar 26th

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Part Three: Thirsty Work With temperatures soaring way above what we’d normally expect in mid-March, what better way to relax and cool down after a hard week of work than with a refreshing drink of milk. Straight from the teat of the beast… Al McCartney, Wellcome Images. Image Credits: Wellcome Library, London. Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK:...

Mar 23rd

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HistoriLOLcats

Here’s last week’s image caption, where the cat is carefully considering its diet. Send us your caption suggestions for this week’s image on Twitter (@wellcomeimages) and yours could be the winner posted next week! Part 3: Emily Doyle, Wellcome Images Image credit:  Wellcome Library, London  Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England & Wales,...

Mar 21st

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Can you guess what it is yet?

A goblet cell was the answer to last week’s mystery image. Goblet cells are so-called because they resemble a drinking cup. Hmm.  Moving on to today - what is this? Part Three: ?   An easy one. These micro projections increase the surface area (the no.1 answer to any GCSE Biology exam question. Fact.) for absorption of nutrients along the digestive tract.   Can you guess what it is...

Mar 19th

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Weird Wellcome

Part Two: Poster Party No plans for the weekend? Don’t despair, as we’ve put together a list of our top picks from the next few days’ shows*. *Access to a fully-functional time machine may be required to attend these events. Al McCartney, Wellcome Images. Image Credits: Wellcome Library, London. Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England...

Mar 16th

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HistoriLOLcats

Before we get onto today’s HistoriLOLcats image here’s last week’s entry, where we find that the Iteh Biteh Kitteh Commiteh are rather concerned about a study published this week. Don’t forget to send us your caption suggestions for this week’s image on Twitter (@wellcomeimages). The best one will be posted here this time next week. Part 2: Emily Doyle & Al...

Mar 14th

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Can you guess what it is yet?

Did you guess correctly? Last week’s was, of course, blood vessels belonging to the liver! But what is this? Part Two: ? These cells are packed full of mucin (blue) which one secreted dissolve in water to form mucus, providing lubrication and protection to the epithelial lining of organs, including the intestinal and respiratory tracts.   Can you guess what it is yet? Let us...

Mar 12th

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Weird Wellcome

Just as our eponymous founder had a penchant for collecting weird and wonderful items from around the world (you can see some at Wellcome HQ right now), so too are there some rather intriguing pictures to be found within Wellcome Images. We’ll begin with the quirky and go from there. If it’s all too mainstream and passée, let us know and we’ll up the ante. So, what better way to...

Mar 9th

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HistoriLOLcats

In memory of our benefactor Sir Henry, Wellcome Images brings you a blog full of crazy cats from the furriest depths of our archives. You can read all about Henry’s love of cats here.  Each week we want you to come up with the most amusing image caption you can think of and tell us on Twitter (@wellcomeimages). The wittiest caption will be incorporated into the image and posted on our blog...

Mar 7th

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Can you guess what it is yet?

This week we’re kicking off some exciting new strands, and to get us going something a little interactive. Each Monday we’ll post an intriguing image from our Biomedical Collection. Let us know what you think it is via Twitter (@wellcomeimages) and you could be the lucky recipient of the image in glossy print format (or matt - your choice). Exciting stuff for a Monday, I know! Don’t worry...

Mar 5th

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Evolution, but not as you know it...

Part Eight: Twinkle Toes This is the last posting from Evolution, but not as you know it… But don’t fret, you can see all the images below and more here on Flickr. Plus, next week brings something totally different. So far on our journey of alternative evolution (and simultaneous German lessons - you’re welcome) we’ve had: cat to violin teapot to heron Russian...

Mar 2nd