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Breathe 

Zeiss LSM 710 Confocal Microscope

Image provided by Mayandi Sivaguru, Core Facilities



Research funded by the Institute for Genomic Biology



Just like animals, plants must “breathe;” they take in air and release respiratory by-products through pores called stomata. This image conveys the three-dimensional shape of the surface of an Arabidopsis leaf, showing the distribution and shape of individual stomata.