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from article Earth's interior

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Contour plots of the radial component of the magnetic field at the core–mantle boundary (a) for the year 1715 and (b) for 1980. The contour interval is 100 microteslas; solid-line contours represent flux into the core, and broken-line contours…

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from article Circadian clock (plants)

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Model of the Arabidopsis circadian clock, showing light input (bold arrow), the central oscillator (large box), and output/response (tinted arrows). Light signals synchronize the clock via the cryptochromes (cry) and phytochromes (phy). These are…

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from article Anthrax

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A color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showing splenic tissue from a monkey with inhalation anthrax. Rod-shaped bacilli of Bacillus anthracis (yellow) and an erythrocyte (red) are shown. (Credit: Arthur Friedlander/National Institute of…

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from article Anthrax

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Micrograph (stained with hematoxylin and eosin) showing submucosal hemorrhage in the small intestine of a person fatally affected by gastrointestinal anthrax. (Credit: Marshal Fox/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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from article Neuron

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Typical vertebrate neurons, including the sending neuron and the receiving neuron. (Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education)

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from article Mutagens and carcinogens

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Arsenic is a known carcinogen. In this graphical example, more than half of the mice exposed to arsenic in their drinking water [at concentration levels of 50 and 500 parts per billion (ppb)] showed increased incidences of lung tumors (compared to a…

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from article Mutagens and carcinogens

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Proflavin is a chemical disinfectant agent against bacteria, causing mutagenic DNA changes (such as the insertion or deletion of a DNA base pair). However, it is carcinogenic in mammals. Thus, it is used only for the disinfecting of surfaces or for…

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from article Mutagens and carcinogens

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Model of carcinogenesis. Changes often occur in the growth properties of normal cells, leading to cancer cells that are not responsive to normal regulatory controls and can eventually give rise to a visible neoplasm or tumor. The main stages of the…

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from article Autophagy

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Modes of autophagy in yeast and mammalian cells. Macroautophagy involves the uptake of cytoplasm at a site away from the lysosome or vacuole. The origin of the sequestering membrane is not known, but it likely includes multiple sources such as the…

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