Arabidopsis Thaliana

Arabidopsis Thaliana

An image of the mustard plant's male reproductive organ, enlarged 20 times under a microscope, took top honors in the 2009 Small World Photomicrography Competition, announced October 8. (See last year's winners.)

Arabidopsis thaliana is the first plant to have its genome fully sequenced and is commonly used as a model in scientific research.

But it was the unusually artistic appearance of the winning shot that inspired photomicrographer and plant biologist Heiti Paves, of the Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia, to enter it into the 35-year-old competition, she said in a statement.

Sponsored by Nikon, the annual contest showcases "the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscop

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Nation and State


Among human societies is very much that a form of society which has the power to the progress of each country in the world, the community is key in building the nation and the State that affect civilization in the life of the nation and the State in general.

Chaos or progress of a nation known as the cultural development of any society, perhaps the development is often likened to the development of students as a form of measure that can be used as a general basis to determine the development of state long term.

Browse some State leaders often stated that the development of a government with the basic use "any progress and setbacks of a nation must be determined by the life of the people who are in a local state.

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