Research by
 Dr. Hibbett

Glowing mushroom : The bioluminescent wood-decaying mushroom Panellus stypiticus , photographed by its own light. This species is distributed worldwide, but not all geographic races are bioluminescent. This species is very common in the forests of Massachusetts.

 Research by
 Dr. Livdahl

Female predatory mosquito, Toxorhynchites rutilis. These mosquitos, which do not bite as adults, prey on many larvae of other mosquito species.

 Research by
 Dr. Leonard

A mutant strain of schizophyllum commune exhibiting the white mounds characteristic of uncontrolled cellular growth. The mounds inhibit the release or production of spores and compete for nutrition with the mushrooms.

 Research by
 Dr. Robertson

The mussel, Mytilus edulis, is a common member of the rocky intertidal community. Organisms that live in the rocky intertidal must be able to hold onto the rocks even in the face of large waves. In the case of mussels, they use elastic-like byssal threads for attachment but can relocate by releasing the byssal threads and reattaching in a new area. This photograph was taken during a field trip to Nahant, MA., a site visited by students in Marine Biology and Ecology of Atlantic Shores.

 Research by
 Dr. Lyerla

Electron micrographs of mouse alveolar type II cells. Top panel is from a control mouse. Arrows indicate surfactant secretory granules. Bottom panel is from an HPS mutant mouse, which exhibits prominently enlarged surfactant secretory granules, presumably due to a genetic block to their release from these cells. Other lung characteristics of these mutant mice indicate a potential for them to develop pulmonary fibrosis.