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Concept

Balance

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  • Mahogany medicine chest, England, 1801-1900
  • Detecting colon cancer in human tissues, LM
  • Balance, London, England, 1860-1880
  • Detecting cancer in human tissues, LM
  • A microCT 3D reconstruction of a 10-day-old chick embryo, as seen from the right hand side. The inner ear is depicted, with the semicircular canals (the body's balance organ) and the cochlea (which converts sound waves into electrical impulses) shown in green. The otic capsule, a cartilaginous structure surrounding the inner ear which develops into part of the sphenoid bone, is shown in blue.
  • Vestibular hair cells
  • Stereocilia in the vestibular organ
  • Hair cells in the utricle
  • Balance of inflammation in blood vessels, illustration
  • Stereocilia in the vestibular organ
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Catalogue

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    Apothecary's balance, Europe, 1901-1930

    Science Museum, London
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    Balance of inflammation in blood vessels, illustration

    Neil Dufton
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    Detecting colon cancer in human tissues, LM

    Aamir Ahmed, Jane Pendjiky and Michael Millar
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    Stereocilia in the vestibular organ

    Dr David Furness
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    Detecting cancer in human tissues, LM

    Aamir Ahmed, Jane Pendjiky and Michael Millar
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