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pavawulfert

Untitled,acrylic,oil,charcoal,linseed oil, cinder, pencil on canvas 130 x 170 x 2 cm

jesus-perea

Abstract composition 882 / 2016

Fine art print - 100 x 100 cm

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somedevil

El Lissitzky, from the series Proun, 1919-23

emmaklee

architectural detail

clarafialho

Clara Fialho. Untitled #340, 2017. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 11 x 15″

biocanvas

Trichomes

WHAT’S THAT? Trichomes are tiny hairs that grow on plants, and they come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This image shows trichomes of an American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) plant at high magnification.

WHAT’S THE LATEST? Recently, scientists at Purdue University and the University of Nebraska - Lincoln studied trichomes to understand how plants control their shape as they grow. They found that plant cells lay “roadways” of cell skeletal proteins that deliver new material from the base to the tip of a cell for growth. Engineers then created computer simulations to predict different cell properties on final shape, and they found that cell shape is established very early in development and remains unchanged as the cell grows. These findings could help researchers make stronger cotton fibers and help plants defend better against insects and drought.

Image by Clifford Reilly Jr./St. Lawrence University/Nikon Small World.