Image of the Day

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A bright-field image of an oak (Quercus) leaf with tufted trichomes, which are wispy appendages--often hairs--on plants and some protists.

By The Scientist Staff | November 29, 2012

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Uma Ganesan, 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition

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