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The Great Escape
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Photography (incl. microscopy)

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The Great Escape

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Before cancer can spread, its cells must first learn to let go. This image captures lung cancer cells in the midst of that transformation. Their glowing internal scaffolding has been dramatically reorganised, allowing the cells to change shape and prepare for movement. Triggered by a synthetic molecule that transports ions across cell membranes, these changes offer new insight into the mechanisms that drive cancer progression.

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Helen Jones

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The "Bones" and "Veins" of tomato plant
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Plants for Space

The "Bones" and "Veins" of tomato plant

This microscopic image reveals the secondary xylem of a tomato stem. Like "bones," it provides the mechanical strength and structural support that keep the plant upright; like "veins," it transports water from the roots to every growing organ. The stem cross-section was stained with Toluidine Blue O, which distinguishes lignified and non-lignified tissues. The blue-stained secondary xylem consists of lignified cells arranged like bricks, continuously produced during secondary growth to increase stem thickness and mechanical strength. The surrounding purple-stained tissues represent the ground tissue and epidermis. My research seeks to understand how plants regulate secondary xylem development through cell wall integrity signalling and phytohormones, with the goal of engineering crops with optimised structural biomass for greater resilience on Earth and sustainable plant production in Space.

Radioactivity in Sydney
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Dark Matter

Radioactivity in Sydney

This is the graphical abstract that has been officially published by the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity—the first of its kind in the journal. I am increasingly frustrated with the way we communicate science, even to other scientists. That's why we chose to present the graphical abstract as a comic: to make the story, motivation, and findings more engaging, accessible, and fun!

Data Centre Decoupage
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Automated Decision-Making and Society

Data Centre Decoupage

This image was created as a commentary on the impacts of hyperscale data centres being built to service GenAI, despoiling the natural world and causing health problems for people. The image was created using multi-media methods. First, I made an image on Canva of a data centre emitting a black cloud of smoke. I then printed this out on photocopy paper. Then I selected a background image from a public domain archive, featuring a oil painting of a landscape. I printed this out too. I then found some images of plants in a magazine. I used these paper materials to handcraft a decoupage creation, creating a 3D effect. I then photographed it with my smartphone and uploaded it to Canva, where I added an ornate gold frame to complete the image. No AI was used.

From Waste to Wonders
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Synthetic Biology

From Waste to Wonders

This digital artwork was created using Procreate. This drawing is meant to illustrate my PhD project, which looks into genetically modifying yeasts to consume waste substrates as an alternative feedstock for the production of valuable commodity products, like biofuels. My work specifically looks into the use of Black Soldier Flies as a platform for the conversion of organic wastes into a single substrate that can be utilised by yeasts - hence the depiction of flies on the different waste items. Overall, the drawing shows a Synthetic Biologist in the lab working with a yeast that is leaping off its agar plate to consume the waste items. No AI was used.

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Plants for Space

Growing P4S

Arabidopsis thaliana is a model plant widely used in plant biology research. Here, young seedlings grow on an agar plate, gradually forming the green arrow of the P4S logo. A simple arrangement of living plants becomes a symbol of growth, discovery, and the future of sustainable science.

Tropical Tracheids
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Plant Success

Tropical Tracheids

Peering just underneath the surface of a leaf in the unique conifer Podocarpus dispermus, a remarkable feat of evolution is on display. Conifers, unlike flowering plants, lack the sophisticated "vessel-based" water transport system that enables efficient irrigation of broad leaves, which is why most conifers have scale or needle leaves. A group of Southern Hemisphere conifers, the Podocarpaceae, have overcome this evolutionary limitation by reinventing the wheel. An interconnected matrix of tracheids transports water laterally from the main vein to support leaves broad enough to survive light-competitive environments. For Podocarpus dispermus, this means it thrives in the otherwise flowering-plant dominated rainforests of tropical North Queensland. Naturally colourless, this tissue is stained with Toluidine blue, emphasising the characteristic helical thickening in the cell walls of tracheids. 10X magnification. No AI was used.

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