Three-Dimensional Reconstruction (IMAGE)

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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction

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This is a three-dimensional reconstruction made by synchrotron-based X-ray tomography (srxtm) of a fossilized fungal mycelia and prokaryotic cell-like structures in between the hyphae forming a 'cob-web'. Part of the mycelium has chemically bored into a calcite crystal (seen in the lower part).

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Dr. Magnus Ivarsson

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