Its been a while since I put up a hardcore nerd photo. And, well, there’s no time like the present! I made a solution (at my old lab, of course) of the amino acid glutamine. When a drop of the solution is placed on a microscope slide and allowed to dry out, crystals of glutamine form. I tossed those puppies under the microscope (Olympus BX51) and took a picture at 10x. Gotta love the ice-like quality of the crystals and the rainbow refractions!
Gosh, I sure do miss the good ol’ lab days sometimes! I was always able to do the most unique microscopic photography there!!!
It is an amazing world. This is incredible!
It truly is an amazing world…especially when you view it from the microscopic point of view!! I think its simply amazing to think that the amino acids in this picture are a part of nearly every proteinaceous component in you and me!! Its like a little glimpse at our molecules.
It reminds me of tinsel, of Christmases long past that are remembered from the smallest of hints.