Fichas

• Lehninger Preparations

  Albert Lehninger was an American biochemist in the field of bioenergetics. He made fundamental contributions to the current understanding of metabolism and mitochondria. His most notable texts are in his series Principles of Biochemistry. The image interprets the cell studies of Lehninger at his time of practice. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Pine stem under the microscope

  A cross-section of pine stem has several concentric rings with distinct borders between each ring. The center of the stem is called pith. The many holes allow water to be carried throughout the plant. The stem comprises from the outside in the outgrowth, cortex, cambium, xylem and pith. The stem is from the branch of a pine tree, an evergreen, coniferous resinous tree. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Blue-green algae

  Cyanobacteria at work Also known as blue-green algae, cyanobacteria are arguably the most successful group of microorganisms alive today. They are genetically very diverse, and able to live almost anywhere, even in extreme conditions. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• 'The beating landscape' Cardiac Muscle

  Cardiac muscle with muscle mitochondria. Cardiac muscle forms the thicker layer of our pulsing hearts. It contracts and relaxes, contracts and relaxes many times a minute, every minute of our lives. With many mitochondria, packed between the fibres, to provide the energy required for such a dedicated task. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• ATP sysnthase fields

  ATP synthase is an enzyme that creates the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is simply the energy used by cells of most organisms Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Mitochondria In Action

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised. Mitochondria generate the energy that our cells need to function. The energy made by the mitochondria is in the form of a chemical called adenosine triphosphate or ATP. This image shows the often bean-shaped mitochondria as viewed under the microscope. We can see two membranes (protective coverings) one surrounding the other, called the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes. The inner membrane has folded structures called cristae. Between the two membranes is a gap called the inter membrane space, the space surrounding this is called the matrix.
• Euglena in green

  Euglena is a type of single-celled flagellate Eukaryote, they are found in fresh and salt waters where they may bloom in large numbers and colour the surface of ponds and ditches green (E. viridis) or red (E. sanguinea). Euglena are frequently used in the laboratory as a model organisms. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Apoptosis DUPLICATE

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Mitchell's equation I

  This work belongs to the Mitchell’s dream series, inspired by the Chemiosmotic hypothesis that penetrates all biology. The Nobel prize winning British biochemist Peter Mitchell first published his ideas on the proton motive force in Nature in 1961. The equations here suggest the mitochondrial network. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Adipose tissue or Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells are the main cells forming fat tissue.

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Endothelium Reticulum

  The endothelial reticulum or Reticuloendothelial system is a network of cells and tissues found throughout the body. Here mitochondria also (pink bean-like structure) feature with the cell nucleus (black) and the endoplasmic reticulum (blue) also within the image. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Yellow lichen in yew tree

  A lichen arises from the composition of algae, cyanobacteria and fungus. They occur in many colors, sizes, and forms and in many locations. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Origin of life

  This image is the artists interpretation of the origin of life. Here the inorganic molecules mix and become organic molecules that mix and become simple cells that mix and evolve and become… Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• 'More to love' Adipose tissue

  Adipose tissue or Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells are the main cells forming fat tissue. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Blue-green algae

  Cyanobacteria at work 'An ode to photosynthesis' Also known as blue-green algae, cyanobacteria are arguably the most successful group of microorganisms alive today. They are genetically very diverse, and able to live almost anywhere, even in extreme conditions. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Chlamydomonas is a type of green algae made up of unicellular flagellates. This type of algae is found in stagnant water, on damp soil, in freshwater and in seawater. It has sometimes also been found in snow. It is frenquently used as a model organism in molecular biology

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Glorious Golgi

  The Golgi, Golgi apparatus or Golgi complex is found in most cells. It is a packaging organelle and was named after Camillo Golgi, an Italian biologist. The Golgi complex gathers simple molecules and combines them to make complex molecules, then taking those complex molecules to vesicles. Once the complex cell has been delivered to the vesicle it may be stored there or sent out of the cell. The golgi and its neigbouring vesicles are the orange and greenish/blue structures within the image with the vacuoles (spheres) and endoplasmic reticulum in blue and the mitochondria at the bottom right of the image. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Chloroplasts in a plant cell, in this case a spinach leaf. Inside the chloroplasts, the stacks of thylakoid membranes are where the action takes place. The dark spots are starch granules. In close proximity are the mitochondria, with curved membranes, and the endothelial reticulum. This system of membranes navigates between the energy producing organelles until it reaches the nucleus, where it also forms the nuclear membranes.

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Green lichen

  A lichen arises from the composition of algae, cyanobacteria and fungus. They occur in many colors, sizes, and forms and in many locations. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Ghost cells

  A ghost cell is similar to a normal tissue cell but it doesn't have a nucleus. The artist has made and interpretation of the ghost cells creating a cell made visible by the outline of its mitochondrial network. Cellular membranes that are there, but not there, assumed by the viewer. The light or dark coming from the centre depicts a not-there nucleus. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Ghost cells

  A ghost cell is similar to a normal tissue cell but it doesn't have a nucleus. The artist has made and interpretation of the ghost cells creating a cell made visible by the outline of its mitochondrial network. Cellular membranes that are there, but not there, assumed by the viewer. The light or dark coming from the centre depicts a not-there nucleus. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Biosimilars

  Biopharmaceuticals are a very important part of the therapeutic options in many diseases. They are made by, or derived from, living organisms using biotechnology. But they are also very expensive drugs. Biosimilars are the generally cheaper versions of existing biopharmaceuticals that are made after the market exclusivity rights of the original biopharmaceutical has expired. They are properly licensed, with proven comparable quality, efficacy and safety.
• Thinking together. Neurons

  Neurons or nerve cells are the core components of the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS), and of the ganglia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) controlling many motor and sensory functions of the body. An artists impression of a cluster of brain cells lights up with activity around an idea. Both neurones and the small support cells surrounding them are hot with activity. A pulsating wave of blue thought comes out of the interaction and irregularly radiates out into the surrounding tissue. It is the mix and the interplay that produces the Eureka moment. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Mitochondria in Action

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised. Mitochondria generate the energy that our cells need to function. The energy made by the mitochondria is in the form of a chemical called adenosine triphosphate or ATP. This image shows the often bean-shaped mitochondria as viewed under the microscope. We can see two membranes (protective coverings) one surrounding the other, called the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes. The inner membrane has folded structures called cristae. Between the two membranes is a gap called the inter membrane space, the space surrounding this is called the matrix.
• Cell biology. Variations on a theme endothelial reticulum

  The endothelial reticulum or Reticuloendothelial system is a network of cells and tissues found throughout the body. Here mitochondria also (pink bean-like structure) feature among the vesicles and vacuoles (orange) with the cell nucleus (grey) and the endoplasmic reticulum (dark grey) also within the image. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.