Hairs on leaf
1 of 10 from Photos: Where art meets science
The 2005 Novartis and The Daily Telegraph Visions of Science Photographic Awards, supported by the Science Photo Library, produced some colorful and eclectic art-meets-science winners this year. Contest entries came from professors, doctors, researchers, scanning electron microscopists, artists, photographers and students.
This photograph does not portray orange starfish on a rocky seabed, but rather tiny star-shaped hairs on a plant's leaf. The hairs, called trichomes, can help stop insects from feeding on the leaf and prevent some water loss.
October 25, 2005 10:21 AM PDT
Photo by: Novartis Visions of Science 2005/Dr. Stephanie Schuller
