Sentences with phrase «of microscopic hairs»

The gecko is one of nature's best climbers, thanks to millions of microscopic hairs, with features about 20 to 30 times smaller than a human hair, that allow it to climb on virtually any surface.

Later, bioscientific works such as Gary Schneider's Genetic Self - Portraits (1997 — 1998) or Marc Quinn's A Genomic Portrait: Sir John Sulston (2001)-- in which a sample of the sitter's DNA in agar jelly is mounted in stainless steel — took the bearers of identity to be images of chromosomes, enlargements of microscopic hair samples, retinal images, and even mounted DNA itself.

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Those microscopic offspring — called veligers and as small as one - tenth of a millimeter in diameter — are covered with little hairs that help them catch currents and waves and «swim» to new locations during the first few weeks of their lives.

The wires inside such devices are now so thin that electrons sometimes have trouble passing through them: A microscopic bump can seem like Mount Everest in a copper strand one - thousandth the thickness of a human hair.

The gecko's feet are covered in microscopic hairs, called setae, which branch into thousands of smaller hairs with paddle - shaped ends.

So scientists decided to look at the microscopic structure of hair.

These microscopic, eight - legged mites live in the follicles of our eyelashes, eyebrows, and nose hairs, where they feed on dead skin cells and oil.

When scrutinizing electron microscopic images of the tip of the proboscis, the researchers discovered a sensillum, a sensory hair previously unknown in Manduca sexta.

Once inside the lungs, the microscopic fungal spore transforms into a spherule (pictured), a podlike structure 10 to 20 times the size of the original spore (30 or 40 microns, or about half the width of a human hair).

That's exactly what a group of chemical engineers and biochemists attempted in a new study, embedding single - walled carbon nanotubes — microscopic tubes thinner than a human hair that can also absorb sunlight and convert it to electron flow — in living chloroplasts.

The 18 winning entries announced Thursday include a biolfilm imaging technigue that conveys the growth of bacteria; a photograph of micro-scale flows produced by reef - building corals; and a photo of microscopic plant hairs.

Among the instructors is Manu Prakash, PhD, assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford and a pioneer in the field of «frugal science,» who has brought his powerful $ 1 paper microscopes to Madagascar and taught students how to explore the microscopic world in which they live, including the lice in their hair, the pathogens in their water and the disease - causing parasites in their environment.

Sometimes, a microscopic evaluation of skin scrapings and hair is necessary to determine the cause of a guinea pig's itchy skin.

Microscopic examination of hair and skin is also used for confirmation, but this depends upon the technical skill of the examiner.

For that reason, the examining veterinarian's clinical evaluation, as well as examination with a Wood's lamp (which «lights up» fungus on the fur) and microscopic examination of the cat's hairs, all need to be utilized along with either of the laboratory tests.

Your vet may perform diagnostic tests in order to find the cause of your dog's symptoms, including a skin biopsy, test for ringworm, microscopic examination of the hair and skin for presence of parasites or infection, and blood tests to assess your dog's overall health

Microscopic examination of hairs and \ or skin biopsies can be used to confirm the diagnosis.

These microscopic monsters can live in your cat's hair follicles and oil glands, and on the surface of his skin.

They've introduced new four new microfiber towels designed to stem the flood of paper towels into the waste stream; each microfiber is finer than a human hair and is sliced 16 times, resulting in millions of microscopic hooks in each cloth to capture dirt, dust and even six times their weight in water.

He was convicted after a microscopic particle of firearms discharge residue was found in his coat pocket more than a year after Dando's death, which contained similar components to a particle found in the victim's hair.