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Inside the lab of electron microscope photographer David Scharf
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Dan Carino
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May 3, 2013
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Inside the lab of electron microscope photographer David Scharf
David Scharf is one of the world's leading names in electron microscope photography: those giant, luminescent photos of tiny things like bugs, dust, and nerves.
Gray debris dust from World Trade Center Disaster.
Gray debris dust from World Trade Center Disaster.
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David Scharf
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Human Lymphocyte Cells. The three major types of lymphocyte are T cells, B cells and natural killer (NK) cells. These NK cells are a part of the innate immune system and play a major role in defending the host from both tumors and virally-infected cells. NK cells distinguish infected cells and tumors from normal and uninfected cells by recognizing changes of surface molecules. T-cells play a central role in cell-mediated immunity.
Human Lymphocyte Cells. The three major types of lymphocyte are T cells, B cells and natural killer (NK) cells. These NK cells are a part of the innate immune system and play a major role in defending the host from both tumors and virally-infected cells. NK cells distinguish infected cells and tumors from normal and uninfected cells by recognizing changes of surface molecules. T-cells play a central role in cell-mediated immunity.
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David Scharf
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Jumping spider
Jumping spider
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David Scharf
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David Scharf is one of the world's leading names in electron microscope photography: those giant, luminescent photos of tiny things like bugs, dust, and nerves.

David Scharf is a buddhist, a guitarist, a scientist and artist who works nocturnally. He's also one of the world's leading names in electron microscope photography: those giant, luminescent photos of incredibly small things like bugs, dust, and nerves. His art's appeared in books, galleries, universities -- and the covers of Newsweek and National Geographic.

Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson visited Scharf and toured his Echo Park home laboratory.

See more of Scharf's photos and take a tour of his lab on our new visual blog, Audiovision.