Cross section of a cosmic orange aster flower
Igor Sivanovic
These detailed images reveal some of the complex perspectives of flora and fauna captured by researchers in 29 countries around the world. Evive Image of the Year Contest. This award recognizes the world’s best scientific microscopy imaging.
The winning entry (pictured above) shows a cross-section of the flower of the Mexican aster cultivar ‘Cosmic Orange’ (sulfur cosmos), where the pollen grains mature in the anthers. This photo was taken by Igor Siwanowitz, a research neurobiologist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia.
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Source: www.newscientist.com
