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House fly (Musca domestica)
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Physalis alkekengi L. Rosaceae Chinese lantern, Winter Cherry, Bladder Cherry Distribution: C & S Europe, W. Asia to Japan Culpeper: In his English Physitian of 1652 writes: Winter Cherry ... are of great use in physic ...’ and recommends them for almost all kidney and urinary problems. In particular he seems to advocate the use of green berries in beer, for preventing kidney stones lodging in the ureters. It is called ‘aikakengi’ in the College’s Pharmacopoeia Londinensis of 1618. Belonging to the family Solanaceae, all its parts are poisonous except the ripe fruit. The green fruit and the rest of the plant contain atropinic compounds and will produce a dry mouth, rapid heart beat, hallucinations, coma and death if enough is taken. As the atropine is only present in the unripe fruit eating one will make the mouth go dry (and it has the most unpleasant taste), but it will also relax the smooth muscle in the wall of the ureter which helps passage of ureteric stones. Culpeper’s observations on its usefulness are supported by more modern observations. When ripe, the orange fruit inside its skeletal outer ‘lantern’ is edible, free of atropine, and delicious. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Brain astrocyte cell taking up carbon nano-needles, SEM
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal, Serene Tay & Michael Cicirko
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Woodlouse, SEM
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute
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Crystallised ginger, SEM
Karen Gustafson
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Jumping spider (unknown species)
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Salicin crystals
David Linstead
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Hair brain sculptures
Jackie Brown
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Woodlouse, SEM
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute
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Woodlouse, SEM
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute
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Venous invasion of colorectal cancer, modified histology
Richard Kirsch and Raw'n' Wild
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Antique brain tissue, St Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington DC
Jon Malis
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Cow foregut showing multiple warty growths (papillomas). These have grown from the gut lining, which is formed of squamous epithelium (consisting of flat, thin cells). These benign (non-cancerous) tumours can be caused by papillomavirus infection.
Michael Frank, Royal Veterinary College
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Mosquito (unknown species)
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Spider spinneret (Unknown sp.)
Lauren Holden
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Adult horse (equine) brain, sagittal section
Michael Frank, Royal Veterinary College
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Raw potato
Karen Gustafson
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Rat spinal cord, LM
Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen
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Tick
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Human hair with follicle attached (Chinese origin), SEM
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute
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Hair brain sculpture
Jackie Brown
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Adipose tissue or Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells are the main cells forming fat tissue.
Odra Noel
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Canine head, dissected to reveal the salivary glands
Michael Frank, Royal Veterinary College
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Antique brain tissue, St Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington DC
Jon Malis
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Woodlouse, SEM
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute