The Genetics of Being a Female: Barr Bodies

Human Cheek Cells stained with Giemsa (targets the nucleic acids)

neurolove:

I think the cerebellum is one of the prettiest parts of the brain (for basic anatomy, go here).  This is an image of the cerebellum showing purkinje cells in yellow and their outputs (axons that will take the information to the brain) in red.  For more information about the cerebellum and purkinje cells, check out my post here.  I love this image- all you can see is neurons, but you can see how compact they are on the outer layers of the tissue (just like cortex! They make up the gray matter.) and how the axons travel in the middle parts (just like the rest of the brain! They make up the white matter).

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p-e-r-e-g-r-i-n-e:

diaethria clymena butterfly (photo by gloria zelaya)

artistcompilation:

back muscle anatomy

unfolded-proteins:

Coming out of her shell (by Nick Hobgood)

the-absolute-best-gifs:

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-boo:

sweet babies <33

(Source: fromtheduskcomesdawn)

explosionsoflife:

The world’s largest creatures reside in the ocean, and its depths are home to unusual species whose surprising proportions are unknown on land.

Here, an underwater view captures the billowing tentacles of a lion’s mane jellyfish. The most potent species of jellyfish, the lion’s mane can reach a diameter of 6.6 feet (2 meters) with tentacles topping 49 feet (15 meters).

Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic

ichthyologist:

Starfish eating fish.

magicalnaturetour:

Klaus Gierden Photographer ~ Stretch :)

explosionsoflife:

Christmas Tree Worms

Photograph by Jean Kunzelman