Samples Collection (page 9)

HED meteorites, light micrograph C013 / 7774
HED meteorites. Polarised light micrograph of thin sections of two HED (howardite, eucrite and diogenite) meteorites recovered from Antarctica, showing the crystalline structure

Lascaux cave paintings replica workshop C013 / 7371
Lascaux cave paintings replica workshop. The original Lascaux cave was closed to the public in 1963, with the Lascaux II replica opening nearby in 1983

Microbiology laboratory C013 / 7245
Microbiology laboratory. Collection of glass bottles containing cultured bacterial samples in a microbiology lab

Microbiology laboratory. Collection of glass bottles containing cultured bacterial samples in a microbiology lab

Mineral exploration chip sample tray. These chips were removed from the ground by reverse circulation drilling, which takes a core sample from the ground to find suitable sites for mining

Rainforest researcher, Borneo C013 / 4793
Rainforest researcher, Borneo. Researcher measuring phosphorous and nitrogen levels in water samples using a portable colorimeter

Floral pattern
Wallpaper design, entitled Austria, featuring beautiful floral pattern. Date: 1922

At the wallpaper shop
People You See. From Teddy Bear (24 September 1966)

Underwater Habitat
Diving chemists taking water samples for analysis at the Tektite II underwater habitat, which involved an all-female team of aquanauts, 50 feet off St. Johns, U.S. Virgin Islands Date: 1970

Researcher storing alcohol preserved Nitsches Bush Viper (Atheris nitschei) dead specimen in ethanol, with tissue samples for molecular analysis, during field survey in tropical montane rainforest

Diver carrying out underwater survey using quadrat, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, England, march

Asp Viper (Vipera aspis) adult, having venom extracted for research, Italy

Dairy farming, woman from National Milk Records taking sample from bulk milk tank, England, may

Herpetologist swabbing belly of Neotropical Frog (Pristimantis sp. ) to collect samples of mucus
Herpetologist swabbing belly of Neotropical Frog (Pristimantis sp.) to collect samples of mucus and skin to investigate presence of Chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) killer fungus

Water quality scientist from Thames Water, taking samples to be tested for traces of metaldehyde, carbetamide and propyzamide, River Cherwell, Cropredy Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, march

Haemoglobin blood test. Researcher using optical equipment to test for the presence of haemoglobin in a blood sample. Haemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying pigment that gives blood its red colour

Analysing fuel oil for silicone traces
MODEL RELEASED. Analysing fuel oil for silicone traces, using an absorption spectroscope. Metal and silicone impurities in fuel oil can lead to problems such as inefficient combustion

Testing sputum for lung diseases. Image 3 of 3. Researcher applying sputum (mucus coughed up from the lungs) from a patient to a glass slide

Radon measurements, 1948
Radon measurements. Researcher using an alpha-particle ionisation method to measure the radon content of breath samples. Radon is a radioactive gas found in nature

Haemolymph samples in Eppendorf tubes. Haemolymph (body fluid) is obtained from the body cavity (coelom) of insects that have been exposed to bacteria and fungi to trigger an immune response

Sperm bank. Tubes of sperm being removed from frozen (cryogenic) storage. The container is filled with liquid nitrogen, which keeps the sperm stored at approximately -200 degrees Celsius

Blood testing
Blood analysis. Gloved hand with multi-well plates containing blood for analysis. Blood can be analysed to check for the presence or absence of antigens, allergens, drugs or pathogenic organisms

Botanical collection. Books containing dried plant specimens. Photographed at Universita degli Studi, Facolta di Agraria di Portici, Naples, Italy

Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian scientist
A reproduction of a portrait of Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov

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

Biochemistry research

Columbus family tissue samples
Tissue samples. One tube contains a sample of tissue from what may be the remains of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus

Storing genetic material. Researcher removing a tray of vials containing human tissue samples taken from a freezer. The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Researcher pipetting liquid
MODEL RELEASED. Researcher pipetting liquid

Blood samples

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

Silicon, macrophotograph
Silicon. Close-up of the metalloid element silicon (Si). Silicon has a vast variety of uses, including in electronic components, cosmetic breast implants, waterproofing products

Cavansite on mordenite. Cavansite (calcium vanadium silicate) has a rich blue colour that arises from the hydrous nature of its crystals

Soil samples. Collection of differently coloured soils from Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean. Socotra (Soqotra) is part of Yemen and lies off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden

Polished limestone. Three samples of polished limestone. Limestone is a sedimentary rock that consists mainly of calcium carbonate. The different colours are caused by impurities

Selenium. Sample of the nonmetal selenium (Se). Selenium is a nonmetallic element that exhibits allotropy appearing in a number of forms including a grey crystalline metal-like form called metallic

Lutetium. Sample of the rare earth metal Lutetium (Lu). The rare earth metals, or rare earth elements, are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table

Gallium. Sample of the element Gallium (Ga). Gallium is a soft post-transitional metal, with a melting point only slightly above room temperature. In nature it is only found in bauxite and zinc ores

Neodymium. Sample of the rare earth metal Neodymium (Nd). The rare earth metals, or rare earth elements, are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table

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