Robert Hooke (1635-1703) is best known for his depiction of a flea as seen through his microscope, made scary through magnification: almost all body and little head, a giant apparatus for storing ...
Super-accurate models of human physiology will speed up the discovery and testing of new drugs. In 1665, Robert Hooke peered down his microscope at a piece of cork and discovered little boxes that ...
In 1665,the British polymath Robert Hooke published an unexpectedly popular picture book, “Micrographia.” It featured drawings of household objects and inhabitants that were normally barely ...
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Stained transverse section of a lily flower bud. Darkfield illumination, stitched images. Spike Walker, Staffordshire, UK. Fourth Prize, 2013 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®. Great ...
New microscopes are revealing sights that have never been seen before. Nature profiles five machines that are changing how biologists view the world. Close-ups of cork, lice and fly's eyes do not ...