Label Collection (#45)

Mounted butterfly (Agrias amydon). Photographed at Universita degli Studi, Facolta di Agraria di Portici, Naples, Italy

Butterfly preparation. Scientist preparing a dead apollo butterfly (Parnassius tianshanicus) for mounting. Photographed at Universita degli Studi, Facolta di Agraria di Portici, Naples, Italy

Fruit label. Sticker on an organic apple showing the variety of apple and the country of origin

Organic cotton fabric and information labels. Organically-produced cotton fabrics eliminate the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides

Homemade food. Plum, cinnamon and star anise jam (right), a jar of honey and quince (left) and a bowl of mint jelly

Sterol-enriched margarine. Sterols are naturally occurring substances present in the diet as minor components of vegetable and seed oils

Histology microscope slides. Histologist removing a glass slide from a tray of stored slides. These slides contain thin slices of stained tissue that are analysed using a light microscope

Honeybee research

Bee on finger. Numbered queen honeybee (Apis mellifera) resting on the tip of a researchers finger. The bee has been labelled so that it can be recognised during experiments investigating honeybee

Genetically modified tomatoes. Conceptual image representing genetically modified (GM) tomatoes. Genetic modification involves adding or deleting sections of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Human chromosomes, artwork
Human karyotype, computer artwork. A karyotype is the complete set of chromosomes of an organism. Humans have 46 chromosomes in total

Puree made from genetically-engineered tomatoes

Queen bee with worker bees on a comb in a hive. The queen bee has been marked with a spot of paint (blue) to enable her to be identified. The colour enables the beekeeper to keep track of her age

Sample pollen Sides in a lab
A tray of sample slides with pollen awaiting study. Photographed at the University of Haifa

Sample Sides in a lab
A tray of sample slides with pollen awaiting study. Photographed at the University of Haifa

Preparing sample pollen slides to viewe under an optical microscope. Photographed at the University of Haifa

Space spectra, historical diagram
Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826), a German physicist and optical instrument maker, is best known for his investigation of dark lines in the Suns spectrum. Now known as Fraunhofer lines

Preparing sample slides with pollen to viewe under an optical microscope. Photographed at the University of Haifa

Astrology chart, 16th century
Astrology chart. 16th-century astrological chart of Edward VI of England (1537-1553). Edward was King of England from the age of nine until his death aged fifteen from a severe lung disease

Comet theories, 16th century

The Moon from space, artwork
The Moon from space. Annotated artwork of the surface of the moon based on data obtained by unmanned US space probes. The Ptolemaeus crater can be seen at far left

Tartaglias artillery book, 1550 edition
Tartaglias artillery book. Frontispiece to the 1550 second edition of Nova Scientia (New Knowledge, or New Science) by the Italian mathematician and engineer Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia (1499-1557)

Lunar map. Map showing the near and far side of the Moon based on data obtained by unmanned US space probes that orbited the Moon in the early 21st Century

Yeast cell, artwork
Yeast cell. Computer artwork showing the structure of a yeast cell

Intestine wall, artwork
Intestine wall. Computer artwork of a section through the wall of a human intestine, showing its structure. For the labelled diagram see image: C009/1711

Microvillus, artwork
Microvillus. Computer artwork showing the structure of a microvillus at the surface of a cell. Microvilli are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions

Meninges, artwork
Meninges. Computer artwork showing the meninges surrounding the spinal cord. The meninges are the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord

Pulmonary lobule, artwork
Pulmonary lobule. Computer artwork of a section through an area of lung tissue. A pulmonary lobule is a unit of lung tissue that includes a bronchiole, alveolar ducts, sacs, and alveoli

Arm veins and valves, 16th century. Artwork of the discovery by the Italian anatomist and surgeon Hieronymus Fabricius (1533-1619) of valves within veins

Antibiotic mechanism of action, artwork
Antibiotic mechanism of action. Computer artwork showing the sites where two different families of antibiotics exert their effects on messenger RNA (mRNA)

Iron distribution map, Barringer Crater
Iron distribution map for Barringer Crater, Arizona, USA, also known as Meteor Crater. A six-mile (9.65-kilometre) radius circle, centred on the crater

Ensisheim meteor fall, 1492
Ensisheim meteor fall. Woodcut showing the fall of a meteorite in 1492 near the villages of Ensisheim and Battenheim (both labelled), then in Germany (German text across top)

Gate control theory of pain, artwork
Gate control theory of pain. Computer artwork of the neural circuit diagram used to represent the gate control theory of pain

Human immune response, artwork
Human immune response. Computer artwork showing the interactions of the various white blood cells (purple) involved during an immune response in the human body

Blood vessel repair, artwork
Blood vessel repair. Computer artwork showing the various cellular mechanisms and interactions involved in the repair of blood vessels after damage.See image: C007/8662 for the labelled diagram

Elbow replacement, artwork
Elbow replacement. Artwork showing a prosthetic elbow joint in place. The elbow joint is formed by the articulation of the humerus (upper arm bone) and the ulna and radius (lower arm bones)

Visual pathways, artwork
Visual pathways. Artwork of the visual pathways in the human brain. The optic nerves (white and blue lines) extend from the retinas at the back of each eye towards the optic chiasma

Lavaters physiognomy, 19th century
Lavaters physiognomy. This posthumously published study by the Swiss poet Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) gives 20 labelled features on a womans face, explained using physiognomy

Internal ear, artwork
Internal ear. Artwork of a female face showing the structure of the internal ear. The ear canal leads from the external ear (pinna) to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

Acupuncture points, artwork
Acupuncture points. Artwork of a female body showing acupuncture points. The points lie along meridian lines, which are said to follow the flow of energy around the body

Gagarins orbit in Vostok 1, 1961
Gagarins orbit in Vostok 1. Orbital flightpath (red, on a map of the Earth) of the Vostok 1 spacecraft (upper left, call sign KEDR) that carried Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968)

Salt dissolution, artwork
Salt dissolution. Computer artwork showing how sodium chloride (salt) is dissolved in water. At left is a cubic crystal lattice made up of sodium (orange) and chlorine (green) ions

Myosin structure, artwork
Myosin structure. Computer artwork showing the structure of myosin II, a molecular motor responsible for muscle contraction. Myosin is composed of two heavy chains and four light chains

Bone growth, artwork
Bone growth. Computer artwork showing the development and growth of a long bone. Behind the epiphysis (head) is an area of spongy bone consisting of trabeculae filled with bone marrow (green)

Muscle anatomy, artwork
Muscle anatomy. Computer artwork of a cross-section through a skeletal muscle. Single muscle fibres (top right) are made up of many myofibrils surrounded by endomysium connective tissue (orange)

Cephalopd eye, artwork
Cephalopd eye. Computer artwork showing a cross-section through the eye of a cephalopod. The cephalopod eye is very similar to the vertebrate eye, although the two arose independently

Histone structures, diagram. Histone cores are cylindrical structures around which the genetic molecule DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is wound with other proteins to form chromatin

Upper digestive system, artwork
Upper digestive system, computer artwork. At top is the mouth, from which food passes into the oesophagus (gullet), a tube that leads down into the stomach

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