| July 31, 2003 |
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Digital Morphology
This  spectacular and vast image library lets you go deep inside the head of a dinosaur, salamander, and Sudanese plated lizard without ever having to pierce skin or pick up a fossil. Compiled and categorized by a crack team of researchers and taxonomists, these X-ray computed tomographic (X-ray CT) images reveal crisp, detailed 2D and 3D slices of anatomy more clearly than any cat scan. The breakthrough scanner used was built to zoom in on the internal structure of natural objects at the macro and micro level. Find living and extinct creatures by their scientific names or common names, look through what's new, or search by popular species. Decide for yourself who's the looker in the bird family -- the emu, ostrich, or kiwi? Animated close-ups of sawfish in action, a bevy of bats, or the mysterious Mata Mata allow you to marvel at evolution's oddities. It pays to stay one step ahead of the rest the food chain. (in Biology) |
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