Fruit

Fruit. They are one of natures most wonderful gifts but providing us with a healthy source of food is not the reason that plants produce such delicious fruits. As will be revealed, the true nature of fruits is concealed in what is buried in their core: their seeds. The key role that both play in the survival of each species explains the manifold strategies and ruses that plants have developed for the dispersal of their seeds. In this pioneering collaboration, visual artist Rob Kesseler...
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Fruit. They are one of natures most wonderful gifts but providing us with a healthy source of food is not the reason that plants produce such delicious fruits. As will be revealed, the true nature of fruits is concealed in what is buried in their core: their seeds. The key role that both play in the survival of each species explains the manifold strategies and ruses that plants have developed for the dispersal of their seeds. In this pioneering collaboration, visual artist Rob Kesseler and seed morphologist Wolfgang Stuppy use scanning electronmicroscopy to obtain astonishing images of a variety of fruits and the seeds they protect. Razor-sharp cross-sections reveal intricate interiors, nuts and other examples of botanical architecture and reproductive ingenuity. Fruits are the keepers of the precious seeds that ensure our future; some are edible, others inedible and many, quite simply, incredible