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Norm Barker's photographs lie at the interface of art and science
January 28, 2012 | 1
These surgical micro-burrs are used in everything from dentistry to neurosurgery. Each tip is highly specialized, made of high-quality stainless steel or titanium, and many of them have a diamond crust....[More]
Long-time smokers run the risk of developing everything from bronchitis and lung cancer to strokes and heart disease as well as emphysema (pictured)....[More]
The liver is the only human organ that can regenerate itself. It's also the largest organ in the body. But even this big, complex structure is susceptible to degradation—specifically from cirrhosis....[More]
Wrapped like balls of yarn—these glomeruli fill our kidneys, helping filter our blood. The kidney does everything from regulating salt balance to removing waste to secreting hormones to keep our fluid levels stable....[More]
Every time you jump, kick or run for the bus, you're using three different kinds of muscle: smooth, striated and cardiac. Striated muscle (pictured) is what powers voluntary movement, like running, and is made up of little proteins called actin and myosin....[More]
These colorful plates are full of bacteria and fungi cultured by microbiologists to study disease. The plates contain things like antibiotics, nutrients and dyes that help researchers isolate what agents promote or stunt the organisms' growth—and what might kill the microbes....[More]
This image is a photo-micrograph of bone from a patient with Paget's disease. Normal bones go through something called turnover—old bone is removed and replaced by new bone, much like skin....[More]
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1 Comments
Add CommentDear Rose Eveleth: Capturing Inner Beauty was fun. I like the Petri Dishes best of the selection displayed here.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisPS: Don't sell yourself short Rose Eveleth, even if a bit sad, Birds-hit-windows is a masterpiece! (Diffusion-Art must get a positive mention as well).
Richard Carlson