December 24, 2006 - December 31. edit
Image from 11th century AH (17th century AD) Persian manuscript by Mansur ibn Muhammad Ahmad at the Majles Library, Tehran.
Photo credit: Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1976). Islamic Science:An Illustrated Study, World of Islam Festival Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 090503502X
December 17, 2006 - December 24. edit
MRI-picture of coarctatio aortae with collaterals.
Photo credit: User:Ekko
December 10, 2006 - December 17. edit
This follicular adenoma of the thyroid is shown in a right lobectomy specimen, sectioned vertically and viewed from the posterior aspect to show a 2.7 cm tumor distending the lower pole.
Photo credit: [1]
December 3, 2006 - December 10 edit
Contact lenses, once inserted in the eye, become almost invisible (except cosmetic contact lenses).
Photo credit: [2]
November 27, 2006 - December 3 edit
Photo credit: User:Sundar
November 20, 2006 - November 27 edit
Animation of oxy and deoxy forms of hemoglobin
Photo credit: Molecule of the Month by www.pdb.org
November 13, 2006 - November 20 edit
Sagittal view of a fetal face (22 weeks).
Photo credit: User:Mirmillon
November 6, 2006 - November 13 edit
Human karyotype with color added to distinguish chromosome pairs.
Photo credit: nih.gov
October 29, 2006 - November 6 edit
Photo credit: aidshistory.nih.gov
October 22, 2006 - October 29 edit
Ribbon diagram of a heptameric, 63 kDa cleavage fragment (PA63) of the protective antigen (PA) protein, produced by Bacillus anthracis as part of the anthrax toxin. The quaternary structure is that of a pre-pore, which later forms a channel that allows other toxins into the cytosol of the target cell, so the pathogen can cause damage to the host.
Photo credit: [3]
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October 13, 2006 - October 22 edit
Normal (left) versus cancerous (right) mammography image.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the National Cancer Institute
October 7, 2006 - October 13 edit
Photo credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
October 1, 2006 - October 7 edit
PA view Chest X-Ray of Canadian dollar coin in esophagus of child.
Photo credit: Released per permission of mother
September 24, 2006 - September 30 edit
A PET scan can show patterns in the brain which aid the physician in diagnosing and treating Parkinson's Disease.
Photo credit: Source
September 17, 2006 - September 24 edit
Sequence alignment of 27 H9N2 avian influenza hemagglutinin protein sequences. The top section is colored by residue conservation and the bottom by residue chemical properties. Alignment produced with ClustalW.
Photo credit: Opabinia regalis
September 10, 2006 - September 17 edit
The left hip of this dog (on the right side of the X-ray) has an artificial hip. The right hip has hip dysplasia with osteoarthritis and remodeling of the head of the femur.
Photo credit: Joelmills
September 4, 2006 - September 10 edit
Infant undergoing bili light therapy using a bili blanket, also known as a Wallaby.
Photo credit: Jeremykemp
August 29, 2006 - September 4 edit
Photo credit: Brian0918
August 22, 2006 — August 29 edit
Embryo at 12 weeks.
Photo credit: User:Mirmillon
August 14, 2006 — August 21 edit
Photo credit: [4]
August 7, 2006 — August 14 edit
Histopathology of amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri. Direct fluorescent antibody stain.
Photo credit: [5]
July 31, 2006 — August 7 edit
Premature baby in an incubator.
Photo credit: [6] , Thomas Hartwell
July 24, 2006 — July 31 edit
Animation of hemoglobin t-r state transformation.
Photo credit: User:BerserkerBen
July 17, 2006 — July 24 edit
Micrograph of sickle red blood cells.
Photo credit: [7]
July 10, 2006 — July 17 edit
Animation created from a functional magnetic resonance imaging scan (fMRI) of the brain. The little dot that appears on the upper-left hand side outside the skull is a vitamin E pill taped to the side of the head for correct left-right orientation.
Photo credit: User:Fastfission
July 4, 2006 — July 10 edit
Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica, plate 164. Original scanned page from 1543 edition. Plate 164 is described as "Drawing of the Bones of the Human Body, Seen from the Side".
Photo credit: User:Encephalon
June 29, 2006 — July 4 edit
The sinoatrial node (abbreviated SA node or SAN, also called the sinus node) is the impulse generating (pacemaker) tissue located in the right atrium of the heart.
Photo credit: User:JHeuser
June 21, 2006 — June 28 edit
Photo credit: [8]
June 14, 2006 — June 21 edit
Hospital Corpsman Brian Long, of Sellersville, Pa., attempts to read a standard eye chart from twenty feet with the help of an Optical Refractor aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
Photo credit: [9]
June 7, 2006 — June 14 edit
Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 budding from cultured lymphocyte. Multiple round bumps on cell surface represent sites of assembly and budding of virions.
Photo credit: Centers for Disease Control / C. Goldsmith
May 31, 2006 — June 7 edit
May 24, 2006 — May 31 edit
July 29, 2005 — May 24 edit
Scheme of semipermeable membrane during hemodialysis. Red = blood, blue = dialysing fluid, yellow = membrane.
May 18, 2005 — July 29 edit
Completed tracheotomy: 1 - Vocal cords, 2 - Thyroid cartilage, 3 - Cricoid cartilage, 4 - Tracheal cartilages, 5 - Balloon cuff.