bioephemera is art + biology - anything and everything from representations of science in art and literature to the neuroscience of aesthetics. Along with lots of other stuff that's just plain interesting.
Vitamin C crystals
Spike Walker
Crystals of oxidised vitamin C (dehydroascorbic acid). Vitamin C itself (ascorbic acid) is a good antioxidant as it is reacts easily with oxygen to form the stable and unreactive dehydroascorbic acid seen here.
Of the 2008 Wellcome Image Award winners, I like this one best. It shows that even prosaic Vitamin C can be beautiful - like a collection of rare golden corals in a display box.
Zoologist-turned-photographer Spike Walker modestly describes himself as a "found object artist who walks around the pavement looking at things that have been spilled on it." Like ascorbic acid, I guess.
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Ahem... don't you ever read...
http://evilutionarybiologist.blogspot.com/2008/03/wellcome-image-awards-2008.html
My favorite... I never thought I'd say a fly kinda looks cute.
I probably found out about the song from your blog, then told you about my "discovery" a few months later. I'm recursive like that.
Posted by: John Dennehy | March 27, 2008 5:14 PM
Actually seeing your post reminded me I've been meaning to get to this (I'm backlogged with drafts by a couple of weeks.) Should have given you credit for the reminder in my post. :)
Posted by: bioephemera | March 27, 2008 6:55 PM
I was rather mesmerized by the ephrin-B2, blood cells image. That may just be the hibernating agricultural field biologist in me wanting to get out.
Posted by: hoofborne | March 27, 2008 8:52 PM