Familiar plants are revealed in exquisite, microscopic detail in these shots from biologist Jan Martinek
, showcases the intricacy and beauty of plant cells and molecules using mainly fluorescence microscopy. This employs fluorescent dyes and specific wavelengths of light to illuminate cells and molecules – making what is normally invisible suddenly visible, says Martinek.The main image above shows the minute details of the roots of, a small weed that is widely used as a model organism in research, for example in the study of genetics.
The following images show cross-sections that reveal the inner “plumbing” of two plants: the rhizome – an underground stem fromJan Martinek The hollow stalk of a barley plant is shown below. The fluorescent blue indicates lignin, a polymer that provides the “backbone” for plant cell walls, and the red marks areas of active photosynthesis.
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