The 3D Pollen Library Collection at NIH3D: From Humble Beginnings to the Largest Open-Source Collection of Online 3D Pollen Models Worldwide
A fine dust to the naked eye, exquisite in microscopic form and fundamentally important to life on earth. Pollen grains contain the male gametes (i.e., sperm cells) from a flower’s anther that are essential for reproduction in seed-bearing plants thus are pivotal to the ecosystems and foods that we take for granted.
Authors
- Anthony Hayes
Publication Details
- Journal
- infocus Magazine
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22443/rms.inf.1.277
- Primary Topic
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Met Office
- Cardiff University
- National Institutes of Health