The stinging nettle has hollow stinging hairs called trichomes that, when broken, inject chemicals like histamine under the skin. Ironically, nettle leaf extract also has compounds that reduce TNF-α, an inflammation-promoting molecule.
Image by Marek Mis.
Mint Julep »To The Sea«
Starry-Eyed Astronaut Anna Fisher
Made into a cover photo. Inspired by this reddit thread
(via the-science-llama)
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead (from Tomorrow’s Harvest) (by boardsofcanada)
You wish your neurons were this pretty
Greg Dunn, having a Ph.D in neuroscience, was inspired to do this artwork by seeing neurons treated with certain stains. The neurons he saw in his microscope reminded him of the Asian art he loved so much already and went on to paint neurons in the Asian sumi-e style.
Exploring the fusion of art and science through designs in gold leaf
(via molecularlifesciences)
Poles 07, 2010 from Japan
