Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) Horse hair (Equus ferus caballus). The hair shaft is made up of overlapping scales of dead cells containin

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) Horse hair (Equus ferus caballus). The hair shaft is made up of overlapping scales of dead cells containing the protein keratin. Magnification: x70 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Size: 2647px × 3301px
Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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