Three nested spheres inside one living cell

A cutaway of three concentric porous silica spheres connected by radial rods, with a small historical plate inset.

Three lattice shells, one inside another, joined by radial rods. Buckley’s Actinomma illustration reveals a microscopic silica skeleton with extraordinary depth.

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Three nested spheres inside one living cell

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