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Nature 419, 881 (31 October 2002) | doi:10.1038/419881a

The eye of the beholder

Much of the world around us cannot be seen by the naked eye — we need techniques such as scanning electron microscopy or satellite imaging. For instance, the fine detail shown here of the coiled shell of the tun (Tonna galea), a marine carnivore, was obtained using false-colour X-ray techniques.