Fichas

• Altmann’s Bioblasts – The Four Seasons (Winter)

  What we commonly refer to today as Mitochondria German pathologist and histologist Richard Altmann in 1890 termed “bioblasts” (life germs), he believed they were autonomous elementary organisms responsible for metabolic and genetic functions. For the staining the artist has used colours which often relate to the winter season Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Buttercup root under the microscope

  A cross section of a buttercup root under the microscope. The buttercup or ranunculus comprises from the outside in, the epidermis; cortex; vascular cylinder; xylem; and phloem. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Mitochondria at work

  The mitochondrial network defines the outline of this cell. DNA is red, with a vibrant nucleus and little outposts of mitochondrial DNA in the network. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• 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.

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Deep breath - Respiratory tissue

  The lungs are made of lots of very small alveoli, spaces where air and blood exchange gases. A few alveolar macrophages lie waiting, ready to jump into action to destroy foreign bodies and infection at the very port of entry. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Cell biology. Variations on a theme Golgi

  The Golgi, Golgi apparatus or Golgi complex is found in most cells, it is the white structure in this image. 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. Also in this image are mitochondria (pink) vacuoles (orange) and the endoplasmic reticulum (dark grey) with the cell nucleus in light grey. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Ovum

  The ovum or egg cell is the female reproductive cell (gamete). When egg and sperm fuse, a diploid cell (the zygote) is formed, which gradually grows into a new organism. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Acinar tissue - The flowers of diabetes

  The acinar tissue of the pancreas is beautifully arranged and takes on the shape of a flower when viewed under the microscope. These secretory cells produce pancreatic enzymes. They are released into the middle of the 'flower'. From there they drain into the intestine, to help digest food. They also produce bicarbonate ions to neutralize the acidic products of the stomach. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Purple bacteria or purple photosynthetic bacteria are pigmented by bacteriochlorophyll and carotenoids, giving them a colourful range of purples, pinks and oranges. They photosynthesize without producing oxygen as a by-product. This type of bacteria are proteobacteria which are phototrophic (produce their own food via photosynthesis)

  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.
• 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.
• Yellow lichen on rock

  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.
• 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.
• The Ebola virus

  Artistic interpretation of a single ebola virus particle which is shaped to spell the word 'help'. The ebola virus belongs to the Filoviridae family of viruses and causes ebola virus disease (EVD) or ebola haemorrhagic fever in humans. Symptoms of this often fatal illness include sudden onset of fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, sore throat and intense muscle weakness followed by diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach pain, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases internal and external bleeding. Ebola virus disease first appeared during outbreaks in Africa in the mid-1970s. The virus spreads between humans through direct contact with infected blood, secretions and organs, or with surfaces or bedding already contaminated with these fluids. Ebola virus particles (virions) are cylindrical or tubular in shape and can be up to 1000 nm long and 80 nm in diameter. They have glycoproteins projecting from the surface in 7 - 10 nm spikes. The virus carries a negative sense RNA genome which is about 18 - 19 Kb long. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Tomato root under the microscope

  From the outer layer in are the epidermis, cortex and vascular cylinder. The tomato is an edible, often red fruit of the Solanaceae or 'nightshade' family Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Euglena in red

  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.
• Lost City, hydrothermal vent

  Lost city, hydrothermal vent This work is the artist's interpretation of the potential cradle of life, an alkaline hydrothermal vent, and is titled Lost City after the first of such structures found, in the bottom of the Atlantic. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Altmann’s Bioblasts – The Four Seasons (Summer)

  What we commonly refer to today as Mitochondria German pathologist and histologist Richard Altmann in 1890 termed “bioblasts” (life germs), he believed they were autonomous elementary organisms responsible for metabolic and genetic functions. For the staining the artist has used colours which often relate to the summer season Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Vessels

  Various vessels of the human body Here the muscular wall of the artery is surrounded by a rich adventitia (outermost wall). The vein and the lymphatic drainage systemand the nerves complete the picture. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Mitchell's equation II

  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.
• 'The neuronal forest' 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. Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Purple bacteria or purple photosynthetic bacteria are pigmented by bacteriochlorophyll and carotenoids, giving them a colourful range of purples, pinks and oranges. They photosynthesize without producing oxygen as a by-product. This type of bacteria are proteobacteria which are phototrophic (produce their own food via photosynthesis)

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Spirogyra is a type of green algae of the Zygnemataceae family. It is named for its spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts. It is commonly found in freshwater areas,

  Cellular level art, paint on silk, digitised.
• Golgi in pink

  The Golgi, Golgi apparatus or Golgi complex is found in most cells, it is the pink structure in the top right of in this image. 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. Also in this image are vacuoles (large spheres), mitochondria (bean-shaped object) and the rough endoplasmic reticulum (black) 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.