May 2012
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May 21st
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Can you guess what it is yet?
Scanning electron micrograph of inner surface of lung, showing close-up of alveoli, computer-coloured red/pink. That was last week’s mystery image. Part Twelve: ?   The largest organ of the body. Easy! Can you guess what it is yet? Ruth Milne Harris, Wellcome Images Image credit: Ivor Mason, UCL, Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK:...
May 21st
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Can you guess what it is yet?
Prion proteins, of course! The orange particles featured last week were from an animal infected with scrapie.  Part Eleven: ?  Primary gas exchange units of the lung, extremely close up. Can you guess what it is yet? Ruth Milne Harris, Wellcome Images Image credit: David Gregory and Debbie Marshall, Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK:...
May 14th
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May 12th
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May 12th
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Can you guess what it is yet?
It was, indeed, an SEM of a human hair. A damaged one that is, commonly known as a split end.  Moving on… Part Ten: ? These infectious little particles are responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; a group of fatal diseases that affect the brain and nervous system of many animals, including humans. But what are these nasties called? Bonus points for the...
May 8th
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May The Fourth Be With You
UPDATED: Weird Wellcome Part Six: A long time ago in an image gallery far, far away…. A whole squadron of X-Wing starfighters masquerading as human chromosomes at metaphase. Image Credit: Wessex Reg. Genetics Centre, Wellcome Images. A “loose” gamma ganglion cell from the retina of a ferret, or terrifying Force Lightning? Image Credit: Richard Wingate, Wellcome Images. ...
May 4th
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HistoriLOLcats
Here is last weeks image caption where scaredy cat gets freaked out by encroaching house plant!  Image credit: Anthea Sieveking , Wellcome Images  And here is next week’s cat. Tweet us your caption ideas to @wellcomeimages and our favourite will be posted here next week! Emily Doyle, Wellcome Images. Image credit: Wellcome Library, London Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons...
May 2nd
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Can you guess what it is yet?
YES! Golgi apparatus. Well done, team. Part Nine: ? One of our team (no names) cut theirs off at the weekend. They needed to, they looked a right state! Can you guess what it is yet? Ruth Milne Harris, Wellcome Images Image credit: Liz Hirst, Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK: England & Wales,...
May 1st
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