"[Our philosopher] asserted that he knew the whole secret...[H]e surveyed the two celestial strangers from top to toe, and mantained to their faces that their persons, their worlds, their suns and their stars, were created solely for the use of man. At this assertion our two travelers let themselves fall against each other, seized with a fit of...inextinguishable laughter"
-- Voltaire (1752)
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Hello all. My name is Lu. This is a science blog, on a microscopic and astronomical scale (and a combination of both--extraterrestrials!). I'm biology student, pretty much in love with the universe.
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In vitro fertilisation by Science3point0.com on Flickr.
This image shows sperm and an egg (or ovum) at the moment of conception by in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The egg is surrounded by protective cumulus cells around the outside surface, coloured yellow. The sperm need to penetrate the membrane surrounding the egg, called the zona pellucida, if successful fertilisation is to occur. Light micrograph.
light micrographs… oh the warm glowing feelin in thy womb…
In vitro fertilization. Excusemeforrebloggingmyownblog.
This image shows sperm and an egg (or ovum) at the moment of conception by in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The egg is...
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY