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Scientific Imaging

Scientific Imaging & Looking Inside a Knee

Submitted by Nate Kreuter on Mon, 2007-10-01 11:55. | | | |

Over the summer I was unfortunate enough to require a reconstruction of my Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). As I was wheeled out of the clinic in an anaesthetic haze, my doctor handed me a series of photos not unlike the ones below.

Endoscopic Images of Knee Interior

Microscopic photography at the Micropolitan Museum

Submitted by John Jones on Sun, 2007-09-30 15:44. | | | |

A cross section of a Leaf of Prunus Laurocerasus, Common Cherry laurel

Those of you interested in the rhetoric of science should enjoy The Micropolitan Museum of Microscopic Art Forms, which is supported by the fantastically-named Institute for the Promotion of the Less than One Millimeter. The site boasts some beautiful imagery which, along with the accompanying text, should be able to spark some fantastic discussions about the relationship of visuals and scientific knowledge.

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