See the Human Body Under a Microscope

Adrenaline crystals (polarized light micrographs)

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Balancing stone from inner ear (colored scanning electron micrograph)

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Blood clot (colored scanning electron micrograph)

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Breast cancer (light micrograph)

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Insulin crystals (polarized light micrograph)

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Melatonin crystals (polarized light micrograph)

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Penicillium fungus (colored scanning electron micrograph)

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Serotonin crystals (polarized light micrograph)

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Vaginal cancer cells (colored scanning electron micrograph)

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Ventolin crystals (colred scanning electron micrographs)

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By TIME Photo

February 5, 2015 12:47 PM EST

'Science is Beautiful'

The new book ‘Science is Beautiful’ shows how the human body can be alluring even in minutia.