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Caption: Examples of virtual 3-D extraction of organisms embedded in opaque amber. a) Gastropod Ellobiidae. b) Myriapod Polyxenidae. c) Arachnid. d) conifer branch (Glenrosa). e) Isopod crustacean Ligia. f) Insect hymenopteran Bethylidae.
Credit: M. Lak, P. Tafforeau, D. Néraudeau (ESRF Grenoble et UMR CNRS 6118 Rennes).
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