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    Zinc levels in a plant leaf
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    Zinc levels in a plant leaf

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    Zinc is required for the function of more than 300 enzymes, including those that help regulate gene expression, in various organisms including humans. Researchers study how plants acquire, sequester and distribute zinc to find ways to increase the zinc content of crops to improve human health. Using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence technology, they created this heat map of zinc levels in an Arabidopsis thaliana plant leaf. This image is a winner of the 2015 FASEB Bioart contest and was featured in the NIH Director's blog: https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2016/01/21/snapshots-of-life-from-arabidopsis-to-zinc/
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    Internal NoteResearchers okayed public use of the image: Suzana Car [Suzana.Car.GR@dartmouth.edu] Dear Dr. Spiering, Thank you for your interest in our image! I have attached the highest resolution version that I currently have. Best regards, -Suzana Mary Lou Guerinot [Mary.Lou.Guerinot@dartmouth.edu] Thursday, January 21, 2016 1:25 PM Hi Martin, I have asked my student Suzana Car (who took the image) to send you a high resolution version. Thank you, Mary Lou Guerinot From: "Spiering, Martin (NIH/NIGMS) [C]" Subject: Arabidopsis leaf image Date: January 21, 2016 at 1:07:43 PM EST To: "mary.lou.guerinot@dartmouth.edu" Cc: "Machalek, Alisa Zapp (NIH/NIGMS) [E]" Dear Dr. Guerinot, I am a writer and editor with the Office of Communication and Public Liaison at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. I am reaching out to you because we would like to include your award-winning photo of zinc distribution in the Arabidopsis leaf (https://www.faseb.org/Resources-for-the-Public/Scientific-Contests/BioArt/2015-BioArt-Winners.aspx), which was also featured in Dr. Francis Collins' recent blog post (at http://directorsblog.nih.gov/2016/01/21/snapshots-of-life-from-arabidopsis-to-zinc/), on the NIGMS website (at https://images.nigms.nih.gov/). Images in the NIGMS image gallery highlight NIGMS-funded work and are made available to the public for use, provided that any u
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    SourceSuzana Car, Dartmouth College
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    Credit LineSuzana Car and Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College
    InvestigatorMary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College
    Record TypePhotograph
    Topic Area(s);#Cells;#Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology;#Tools and Techniques;#
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