LONDON: A new book about cells featuring micrographed images of the biological blueprints for each and every living thing in the universe could be considered more than an informational and visual tome — it could easily be a photographic work of art.
The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life by Jack Challoner contains a plethora of photos — around 250 in total — taken with the use of micrography, a technique that utilizes digital imaging through a microscope. Each micrograph was then light-enhanced, which accounts for the vibrant coloring. The micrographs are also accompanied by text, which delves into and explores the history of cell biology and describes the makeup of cell machinery.
The cells featured in the book are as widely diverse as the micrographs depict, encompassing everything from the building blocks for lily plants to the Ebola virus to the organisms that create a monkey’s kidney.
