Biotechnology Collection (page 5)

Imitation honeycomb filling C014 / 0292
Imitation honeycomb filling. Close-up of a acrylic tubes assembled to mimic the honeycomb structure of bee hives. The honeycomb structure offers great strength to weight ratio

Imitation honeycomb filling C014 / 0290
Imitation honeycomb filling. Top down view of acrylic tubes assembled to mimic the honeycomb structure of bee hives. The honeycomb structure offers great strength to weight ratio

Imitation skin C014 / 0286
Imitation skin. Close-up of the surface of a latex material designed to mimic the look and feel of human skin. The skin is made by SkinBag and is used for fashion clothing and accessories

Iridescence C014 / 0284
Iridescence. Butterfly with iridescent wings on a surface coated with iridescent material. Iridescence is caused by the tiny microstructures of the surface reflecting light in different ways

Artificial mould C014 / 0281
Artificial mould. Close-up of material designed to resemble mould (fungus). This material is used for decorative flocking effects on material surfaces

Plant-based insulating materials C014 / 0322
Plant-based insulating materials. Close-up of two different insulating materials made from plant products; one made from compressed dried algae (top) and the other made from soya (Glycine max)

Hook and loop fastener C014 / 0321
Hook and loop fastener. Close-up of a hook and loop fastener showing the hooks (right) clinging to the loops (left). These common fasteners were inspired by the prickly burrs used by some plants to

Shark-skin-inspired antibacterial surface. Close-up of Sharklet an antibacterial material whose surface structure was inspired by the microstructures found on the surface of shark skin

Artificial gecko feet adhesive C014 / 0313
Artificial gecko feet adhesive. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing the surface of a material that uses a similar structure to that of a geckos foot

Mother of pearl fabric C014 / 0316
Mother of pearl fabric. Close-up of a fabric (left) made using strips of mother of pearl, next to a pearly seashell (right), the source of mother of pearl

Fabric inspired by pine cones C014 / 0308
Fabric inspired by pine cones. Close-up of the surface of a climate-sensitive fabric that reacts to temperature and humidity in a similar manner to that of pines cones

Gecko foot C014 / 0258
Gecko foot. Close-up of the foot of a New Caledonian crested gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus), showing the adhesive lamellae (ridges)

Fig tree fabric C014 / 0234
Fig tree fabric. Close-up of fabric made using bark from an African fig (Ficus natalensis) tree. The fabric, known as barkcloth, uses bark from trees grown in Uganda

Hydrophobic paint C014 / 0237
Hydrophobic paint. Close-up of a surface coated in paint that repels water (hydrophobic). This paint has been developed by studying and replicating structures found in nature

Salmon skin leather C014 / 0235
Salmon skin leather. Close-up of leather formed from the skin of a salmon. This eco-friendly product uses discarded skin from the commercial fishing industry

Hydrophobic paint C014 / 0236
Hydrophobic paint. Close-up of a surface coated in paint that repels water (hydrophobic). This paint has been developed by studying and replicating structures found in nature

Fig tree fabric C014 / 0232
Fig tree fabric. Close-up of fabric made using bark from an African fig (Ficus natalensis) tree. The fabric, known as barkcloth, uses bark from trees grown in Uganda

DNA gene switch circuit board. Computer artwork of a molecule of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) with gene switches integrated into a printed circuit board

Plant odour research. Tray of thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) planets. These plants have been genetically engineered to change colour in response to olfactory stimuli (smells)

Eduardo Kac, transgenic artist. Kac uses biotechnology, often genetic engineering, to explore and critique scientific techniques and advances

Transgenic plant made by the transgenic artist Eduardo Kac. This is the Plantimal, a petunia that has had one of Kacs own genes inserted into it

Green fluorescent protein molecule C013 / 8885
Green fluorescent protein molecule. Computer model showing the secondary structure of a molecule of green fluorescent protein (GFP). GFP is found in the Pacific jellyfish Aequorea victoria

Imitation mother of pearl fabric C014 / 0231
Imitation mother of pearl fabric. Close-up of a fabric made using plastic that has been treated to look like mother of pearl

Imitation mother of pearl fabric C014 / 0230
Imitation mother of pearl fabric. Close-up of a fabric made using plastic that has been treated to look like mother of pearl

Teak cloning C013 / 4606
Teak cloning, YSG Biotech, Sabah, Malaysia. Six-week old teak plantlets grown from cloned tissues. These will be grown on a teak plantation

Teak cloning C013 / 4602
Teak cloning

Plant researcher, Malaysia C013 / 4599
Plant researcher, YSG Biotech in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. She is holding glass tubes containing micropropagated plantlets of teak (Tectona grandis) grown in sterile tissue culture

Plant researcher, Malaysia C013 / 4600
Plant researcher, YSG Biotech in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. She is holding glass tubes containing micropropagated plantlets of teak (Tectona grandis) grown in sterile tissue culture

Plant researcher, Malaysia C013 / 4598
Plant researcher, YSG Biotech in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. She is holding test tubes containing micropropagated plantlets of teak (Tectona grandis) in sterile tissue culture

Jatropha curcas oil, light micrograph
Jatropha curcas oil. Light micrograph of a section through a seed of the Barbados nut plant (Jatropha curcas), showing its oil content (orange). The granules stained yellow-green are protein

Jatropha curcas seeds. Oil extracted from the seeds of the Barbados nut plant (Jatropha curcas) is used as a biofuel, and can be further refined into biodiesel

Jatropha curcas seed, transverse section. Oil extracted from the seeds of the Barbados nut plant (Jatropha curcas) is used as a biofuel, and can be further refined into biodiesel

Gene therapy, conceptual image C013 / 4716
Gene therapy, conceptual image. Computer artwork of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules inside pill capsules, representing treatments to repair abnormally functioning genes

Gene therapy, conceptual image C013 / 4717
Gene therapy, conceptual image. Computer artwork of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecule inside a pill capsule, representing treatments to repair abnormally functioning genes

Gene therapy, conceptual image C013 / 4715
Gene therapy, conceptual image. Computer artwork of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules inside nano-robots, representing the use of nano-robots to repair abnormally functioning genes

Gene therapy, conceptual image C013 / 4690
Gene therapy, conceptual image. Computer artwork of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules inside pill capsules, representing treatments to repair abnormally functioning genes

Plant biotechnology, conceptual image. Sunflower seedling (Helianthus sp.) in a test tube

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