Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Phloem & Xylem

Well, I don't really have anything more exciting than small rodents with little blades strapped to their feet skating around on a thin layer of hydrogen and oxygen in a solid state, but I will write about it anyway. I had my botany lab today and we were looking at slides of wood. We had to be able to identify the different tissues and cells which, together, make these amazing plants called trees. It is so crazy to think about tiny microscopic pieces of matter sticking together to make such a massive and sometimes delicate tree. The way these cells are able to know their exact duties in life and work together with their neighbors is just incredible. I wish humans could do that. Here's a look at what I saw today...



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