This is a 1300x image of tissue from Convallaria majalis, or Lily of the Valley, taken by Albert Tousson. It shows distinct cell walls (red) with starch granules (yellow and green). Tousson took the image while testing out a new confocal imaging system for the High Resolution Imaging Facility of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ended up winning third place overall in the contest.
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