Science Source January 20, 2009 DVD

Aquatic biologist measuring adult Cherokee darter, (Etheostoma scotti), a threatened species.

Aquatic biologist releases a threatened goldline darter, (Percina aurolineata), back into its natural habitat.

This map is one of a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need for future reserve...

This instrument is used to break open bacterial cells in the protein production step of protein structure determination.

Both of these cell-free protein synthesizer instruments were developed by CellFree Sciences, of Yokohama, Japan. The instrument on the left, the GeneD...

Automated crystal screening systems such as the one shown here are becoming a common feature at synchrotron and other facilities where high throughput...

Robot transferring 96 purification columns to vacuum manifold for subsequent purification procedures

Automated 8-channelpipet head loading proteins onto purification columns.

Varian Unity Inova 900 MHz, 21.1 T standard bore magnet Nuclear Magnetic Resonnance, (NMR), spectrometer . NMR spectroscopy provides data used to dete...

A biochemist, and biophysicist/crystallographer, work with the first robot of its type in the U.S. to automate protein purification. The robot, which...

The Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics protein purification facility is responsible for purifying all recombinant proteins produced by the cent...

X-Ray of a crow (Corvus sp.) with a broken wing, radius, and ulna.

A partially amputated fingertip of a 22 year old man. He had accidentally cut the lateral aspect of his ring finger with a razor-sharp box cutter.

A partially amputated fingertip of a 22 year old man. He had accidentally cut the lateral aspect of his ring finger with a razor-sharp box cutter.

A partially amputated fingertip of a 22 year old man. He had accidentally cut the lateral aspect of his ring finger with a razor-sharp box cutter.

X-Ray image showing the hand of a woman affected by severe osteoporosis. Osteoporosis describes a decrease in BMD (bone mineral density), the disrupti...

X-Ray image showing the hand of a woman affected by severe osteoporosis. Osteoporosis describes a decrease in BMD (bone mineral density), the disrupti...

Zoloft is one of the trade names for Sertraline hydrochloride, also known as Lustral. Sertraline hydrochloride is an anti-depressant, which functions...

X-Ray image showing a fracture of the wrist in a plaster splint in a 79 year old woman affected by osteoporosis. Osteoporosis describes a decrease in...

X-Ray image showing a fracture of the wrist in a plaster splint in a 79 year old woman affected by osteoporosis. Osteoporosis describes a decrease in...

X-Ray showing a hip fracture in an 86 year old female. An "ORIF" procedure has been performed on the hip. ORIF stands for "Open Reduction Internal Fix...

X-Ray showing a hip fracture in a 69 year old woman.

X-Ray showing a hip fracture in a 69 year old woman.

X-Ray showing a hip fracture in a 69 year old woman.

X-Ray showing a hip fracture in a 69 year old woman.

X-Ray showing a hip fracture in a 91 year old woman. A prosthesis has been used to fix the hip.

X-Ray showing a hip fracture in a 91 year old woman. A prosthesis has been used to fix the hip.

X-Ray of a hip fracture in a 77 year old woman. Screws have been used to fix the hip.

X-Ray of a hip fracture in a 77 year old woman. Screws have been used to fix the hip.

X-Ray showing a hip replacement (right) and a new hip fracture (left) in a 69 year old woman.

X-Ray showing a hip replacement (right) and a new hip fracture (left) in a 69 year old woman.

X-Ray showing a hip replacement (right) and a new hip fracture (left) in a 69 year old woman.

A Kyphoplasty procedure has been performed on a collapsed lumbar vertebra in a 65 year old man. Kyphoplasty is used to restore fractured vertebrae. A...

A Kyphoplasty procedure has been performed on a collapsed lumbar vertebra in a 65 year old man. Kyphoplasty is used to restore fractured vertebrae. A...

Two 3D CT scan views of the surgical repair of a congenital maxillofacial deformity.

Forearm and hand X-Ray of an ORIF procedure performed on a 76 year old female. ORIF stands for "Open Reduction Internal Fixation." Open Reduction deno...

Forearm and hand X-Ray of an ORIF procedure performed on a 76 year old female. ORIF stands for "Open Reduction Internal Fixation." Open Reduction deno...

Forearm and hand X-Ray of an ORIF procedure performed on a 76 year old female. ORIF stands for "Open Reduction Internal Fixation." Open Reduction deno...

Green Bank Radio Telescope, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, (NRAO), West Virginia, USA. Also called the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, or...

A small radio telescope located at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, USA.

Color-enhanced x-ray of a female with silicone breast implants. The x-ray also shows the wire support in the bra.

A dripping gas pump is juxtaposed with oil pipelines in the desert. This image can be used to depict dependence on Midde Eastern sources of fossil fue...

Image of a gasoline pump juxtaposed with ears of corn in a cornfield. This illustration can be used to depict the emergence of corn ethanol as a fuel,...

A business man stands in a tunnel of symbols, letters, and numbers. This image can be used to illustrate issues of language, communication, organizati...

An oil derek is juxtaposed with an oil drum and oil pipelines in the desert. This image can be used to depict dependence on Midde Eastern sources of f...

A light bulb composed of solar panels, juxtaposed with the sun. This image can be used to depict a shift to solar energy, the unharnessed power of sol...

A light bulb composed of solar panels, juxtaposed with the sun. This image can be used to depict a shift to solar energy, the unharnessed power of sol...

The juxtaposition of a gasoline pump with a squeezed oil drum references the challenges posed by decreasing supply, instability in oil-producing regio...

Because of their rich diversity and short life cycles, the macroinvertebrates collected in this Mississippi creek by these biologists are very useful...

The technician and manager of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network site reset weather recording equipment used in Jornada Range studies, w...