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  • Retinal ganglion cell
  • Beta blocker crystals
  • Impatiens pollen
  • Head of a honey bee
  • Nanoparticles for drug delivery
  • Aspirin crystals
  • Purkinje neurons in culture
  • Head of a honeybee
  • Salbutamol crystals
  • A fly on sugar crystals
  • Dendrimers
  • A diatom frustule
  • Head of a honeybee
  • Rose petal
  • Microparticle drug delivery
  • Aspirin crystals. Aspirin was originally extracted from willow bark but is actually produced in all plants as a defence mechanism in response to damage or attack. Much higher levels are therefore found in less than perfect fruit and vegetables. Aspirin is used to treat pain, reduce fever and to prevent heart disease and cancer. Some people think it should be reclassified as a vitamin.
  • Blood clot in a vein
  • Cocaine crystals
  • Spirals of DNA molecules
  • Bird of paradise seed
  • Human embryonic stem cells
  • Morphine crystal
  • Strawberry
  • Peony pollen
  • Lily pollen
  • Red blood cells clearly showing their biconcave disc shape.
  • Paracetamol crystals
  • Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra
  • A diatom frustule
  • Red blood cells clearly showing their biconcave disc shape.