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First in a series based on the story of Henrietta Lacks and her cells:


"A HeLa cell is...the oldest and most commonly used human cell line. The line was derived from cervical cancer cells taken from Henrietta Lacks, a patient who eventually died of her cancer on October 4, 1951."

Read more: [link]
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Comments: 38

Nathellis [2011-11-14 17:53:40 +0000 UTC]

Awesome picture with a very concrete topic as background. This can be called true art !

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WaterandSnails In reply to Nathellis [2012-08-07 16:54:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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YadavThyagaraj [2011-09-22 02:52:37 +0000 UTC]

Lovely..

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WaterandSnails In reply to YadavThyagaraj [2011-09-22 22:51:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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YadavThyagaraj In reply to WaterandSnails [2011-09-26 15:53:46 +0000 UTC]

ur welcome

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KitaTataki [2011-08-30 12:28:05 +0000 UTC]

Very cool :] You know how much I love this water art thing! keeeep it cominggg o.o

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WaterandSnails In reply to KitaTataki [2011-09-04 21:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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pqphotography [2011-08-26 20:58:42 +0000 UTC]

Featured in my journal [link]

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WaterandSnails In reply to pqphotography [2011-08-28 16:31:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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pqphotography In reply to WaterandSnails [2011-08-28 21:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Welcome

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auntDevi [2011-08-17 13:55:13 +0000 UTC]

More Magic from Michelle!!! Bravo, my dear.

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WaterandSnails In reply to auntDevi [2011-08-28 16:31:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Auddi [2011-08-15 05:59:52 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous. (: Not sure how you got the water to do that, you are awesome! It looks so icy.

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WaterandSnails In reply to Auddi [2011-08-15 17:48:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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kyidyl [2011-08-15 02:13:05 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to add my guess to the pile: A hard, clear plastic tube with water coming out of it and a white colored pencil held in the stream. Or, after reading the FB link...a test tube with water coming out of it, in a plastic test tube rack.

However, even after reading the linked wiki article I'm not entirely sure what it has to do with the HeLa cells. Maybe referring to their nature to divide and overflow rapidly?

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WaterandSnails In reply to kyidyl [2011-08-15 17:48:09 +0000 UTC]

Yes, the FB link tells all And yes, it's probably a little too abstract, but it's supposed to represent its frightening ability to reproduce/fill test tubes (literally) and cause such a massive "splash" in the scientific community

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kyidyl In reply to WaterandSnails [2011-08-15 18:51:02 +0000 UTC]

woohoo, lookit me being a good guesser. Yeah, I was reading the contamination section of the wiki and all I could think of is how it must have been so sad to be her, it must have taken her very quickly. That combination of circumstances probably meant that she had little chance of fighting off the cancer.

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OrangeStripedRose [2011-08-15 00:28:38 +0000 UTC]

A test tube? In a holder?
Really cool photo, I love the shapes in the liquid.

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WaterandSnails In reply to OrangeStripedRose [2011-08-15 17:47:15 +0000 UTC]

Yes indeed! And thanks

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Glacierman54 [2011-08-14 19:17:51 +0000 UTC]

wonderful shot, so crisp and clear!

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WaterandSnails In reply to Glacierman54 [2011-08-15 17:47:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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VicEberly [2011-08-14 14:44:44 +0000 UTC]

Kudos, Michelle! Beside the fact that this image contains a lot of detail to explore (and your favorite medium - water!), it causes the viewer to wonder what the subject really is. In my opinion, any image that creates that kind of wonder is a winner. I like this a lot. Nice work!

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WaterandSnails In reply to VicEberly [2011-08-15 17:47:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the kind words

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PuiuCristian [2011-08-14 12:17:43 +0000 UTC]

It's a bar dropped in water ?

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WaterandSnails In reply to PuiuCristian [2011-08-15 17:46:51 +0000 UTC]

Not quite!

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Avahlon [2011-08-14 07:26:06 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful shot

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WaterandSnails In reply to Avahlon [2011-08-15 17:46:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Avahlon In reply to WaterandSnails [2011-08-15 20:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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hollielovesdrawing [2011-08-14 07:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Woah, that's incredible! .. What is it? o.O

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WaterandSnails In reply to hollielovesdrawing [2011-08-15 17:46:40 +0000 UTC]

Water in a test tube And thank you!

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Winterous [2011-08-14 06:14:25 +0000 UTC]

...What the FUCK am I looking at?
It looks like a straw with a disc around it, and water pushing up through the straw...

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WaterandSnails In reply to Winterous [2011-08-15 17:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Water in a test tube!

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Winterous In reply to WaterandSnails [2011-08-16 05:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Aah yes, so I was close

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jonboy56 [2011-08-14 04:40:54 +0000 UTC]

Incredible photography as usual Michelle.

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WaterandSnails In reply to jonboy56 [2011-08-15 17:46:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

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OutbackReality [2011-08-14 04:03:03 +0000 UTC]

That's fantastic! How'd you do it?

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WaterandSnails In reply to OutbackReality [2011-08-15 17:46:22 +0000 UTC]

Just water in a test tube! And thank you

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OutbackReality In reply to WaterandSnails [2011-08-17 07:08:41 +0000 UTC]

Really? Oh that's so cool! Your welcome

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