24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Biological science technician looking for seeds stored at 0 degrees F in a freezer, National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation. The Laboratory is part of the De... © Jim West

24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Tanks of liquid nitrogen store semen from cows and other animals at -320 degrees F, National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, part of the Department of Agricu... © Jim West

24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Tanks of liquid nitrogen store semen from cows and other animals at -320 degrees F, National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, part of the Department of Agricu... © Jim West

24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, a unit of the Department of Agriculture. Ryan Lynch, a research assistant, examining germinated fern spores that... © Jim West

24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, part of the Department of Agriculture. Research leader Dr Christina Walters examining plants in a walk in germin... © Jim West

24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, part of the Department of Agriculture. Bradford Hall, a biological science technician, propagating wild potatoes... © Jim West

24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, part of the Department of Agriculture. Bradford Hall, a biological science technician, propagating wild potatoes... © Jim West

24-08-2017 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, part of the Department of Agriculture. Bradford Hall, a biological science technician, propagating wild potatoes... © Jim West

23-10-2013 A mother attending to her crying child with a damp tissue after she hurt her jaw. © Timm Sonnenschein

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

27-01-2010 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Luddington © John Harris

02-04-2009 A builder receiving treatment for debris in his eye, eyedrops are being administered at a hospital Minor Injuries Unit, Pembrokeshire. © Paul Box

20-12-2008 Tissue seller cowers from gas masked riot police. Demonstration called after the fatal shooting by the police on Dec. 6 of a 15-year-old, Alexandros Grigorolopoulos. Athens, Greece © Jess Hurd

27-08-2008 Distressed and angry a homeless Iraq war vetran with rotting, gangenous feet asks for help and money on the London underground. © Jess Hurd

27-08-2008 Distressed and angry a homeless Iraq war vetran with rotting, gangenous feet asks for help and money on the London underground. © Jess Hurd

21-12-2006 'Burning of the Clocks' Parade, held annually in Brighton, a winter solstice festival. At which massive lanterns and models are burnt on a large bonfire, at the end of the Parade. © Howard Davies

21-12-2006 'Burning of the Clocks' Parade, held annually in Brighton, a winter solstice festival. At which massive lanterns and models are burnt on a large bonfire, at the end of the Parade. © Howard Davies

21-12-2006 'Burning of the Clocks' Parade, held annually in Brighton, a winter solstice festival. At which massive lanterns and models are burnt on a large bonfire, at the end of the Parade. © Howard Davies

21-12-2006 'Burning of the Clocks' Parade, held annually in Brighton, a winter solstice festival. At which massive lanterns and models are burnt on a large bonfire, at the end of the Parade. © Howard Davies

21-12-2006 'Burning of the Clocks' Parade, held annually in Brighton, a winter solstice festival. At which massive lanterns and models are burnt on a large bonfire, at the end of the Parade. © Howard Davies

08-11-2006 A well-stocked food shop in Ethiopia © Howard Davies

14-09-2005 In anticipation of refinery blockades during protest at high fuel prices, motorist panic buy fuel and cause temporary shortages. Closed petrol pumps tied up with tissue at a Texaco garage on the A4 in... © John Sturrock

14-09-2005 In anticipation of refinery blockades during protest at high fuel prices, motorist panic buy fuel and cause temporary shortages. Closed petrol pumps tied up with tissue at a Texaco garage on the A4 in... © John Sturrock

30-08-2005 Recycling biodegradable material including sweetcorn into compost for the garden. © Paul Box

30-08-2005 Recycling biodegradable material including sweetcorn into compost for the garden. © Paul Box

09-05-2005 A girl who has contracted meningitis and TB, being cared for in the Children's Section. Where they look after children who have been abandoned or orphaned due to HIV/AIDS, at St. Francis Care Centre i... © Gerry McCann

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital here a lump removed from an elderly womans breast is dyed and sliced prior to further analysis © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

13-01-2005 NHS staff examining blood and tissue samples in the Pathology Laboratory of a hospital © Stefano Cagnoni

20-11-2002 Professor Gunther Von Hagens gives a press conference before he performs his controversial Public Autopsy, Body Worlds art exhibition, Atlantis Gallery, East London. © Jess Hurd

20-11-2002 Professor Gunther Von Hagens gives a press conference before he performs his controversial Public Autopsy, Body Worlds art exhibition, Atlantis Gallery, East London. © Jess Hurd

17-07-2002 Scientist examining samples in the tissue and culture laboratory of the Horticultural Research Institute in East Malling in Kent © Stefano Cagnoni

17-07-2002 Scientist examining samples in the tissue and culture laboratory of the Horticultural Research Institute in East Malling in Kent © Stefano Cagnoni

17-07-2002 Scientist testing a sample of leaf tissue in a helium gun in the tissue and culture laboratory of the Horticultural Research Institute in East Malling in Kent © Stefano Cagnoni

17-07-2002 Scientist transferring foreign genes into plants in the tissue and culture laboratory of the Horticultural Research Institute in East Malling in Kent © Stefano Cagnoni

17-07-2002 Scientist examining samples in the tissue and culture laboratory of the Horticultural Research Institute in East Malling in Kent © Stefano Cagnoni

01-05-2002 Bridget Leach, the only Papyrus Conservator in the British Museum, and a leading expert in the country, whose post is threatened by a shortfall in funding © Stefano Cagnoni

01-05-2002 Bridget Leach, the only Papyrus Conservator in the British Museum, and a leading expert in the country, whose post is threatened by a shortfall in funding © Stefano Cagnoni

28-03-2002 The Chess Player with mother and small child. Whole Plastination with dissection of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Donated human plastinated body at Gunther Von Hagens controversial Body... © Jess Hurd

28-03-2002 The Chess Player, family and small child. Whole Plastination with dissection of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Donated human plastinated body at Gunther Von Hagens controversial Body Worl... © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Woman looks at sliced human plastinated body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Human plastinated foetus specimen at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Reclining Woman in the 8th Month of Pregnancy. Human plastinated body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Torso of plastinated human body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Whole human plastinated body with brain exposed plays chess at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Torso of plastinated human body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Rearing Horse and Rider. Plastinated whole bodies at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Rearing Horse and Rider. Plastinated whole bodies at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Configerations of the Arteries of the Head and Brain. controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Human plastinated foetus specimen at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Human plastinated siamese twins specimen at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Configerations of the Arteries of the Head and Brain. Donated human plastinated body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 The Chess player. Whole human plastinated body with brain exposed plays chess at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Whole Body Plastination of the Skeletal and Muscular System with Internal Organs. Smoker with blackened lungs, controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belg... © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Whole human plastinated body with brain exposed plays chess at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Whole body plastination of a woman in the 5th month of pregnancy. Human plastinated body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 The Organ Man. Laterally exploded male body. Donated human plastinated body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Configerations of the Arteries of the Thoracic Organs. Donated human plastinated body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Orthopaedic Whole Body Plastination. Shows various surgical operations, and a pacemaker. Donated human body, controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgiu... © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 A series of body slices with a sagittal cut, controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Whole Body Gestalt Plastination with skin, controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Whole Body Plastination of the Skeletal and Muscular System with Internal Organs. Smoker with blackened lungs, controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belg... © Jess Hurd

12-12-2001 Whole body plastination of a woman in the 5th month of pregnancy. Human plastinated body at the controversial Korperwelten art exhibition, by Prof. Gunther Von Hagens MD, Brussels, Belgium. © Jess Hurd

29-04-1997 Scientist at horticultural laboratory HRI Wellsbourne © John Harris

29-04-1996 Scientist at horticultural laboratory HRI Wellsbourne © John Harris

29-04-1996 Scientist at horticultural laboratory HRI Wellsbourne © John Harris

03-06-1992 Worker, Bulgarian Rose factory, Karlovo, Bulgaria, 1989 woman producing labels for scented tissue wipes for Bulgarian Airlines © Melanie Friend

15-01-1972 Paul Ralph Ehrlich, American biologist best known for warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources and author of The Population Bomb and professor at Stanford University. © Patrick Eagar

15-01-1972 Paul Ralph Ehrlich speaking Central Hall Westminster London 1972. An American biologist best known for warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources and author of The Popu... © Patrick Eagar

15-01-1972 Paul Ralph Ehrlich speaking Central Hall Westminster London 1972. An American biologist best known for warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources and author of The Popu... © Patrick Eagar

15-01-1972 Paul Ralph Ehrlich speaking Central Hall Westminster London 1972. An American biologist best known for warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources and author of The Popu... © Patrick Eagar

11-11-1966 Florence Floods, Italy, 1966 in which 100 died and many cultural artefacts, books, paintings and sculptures were damaged. It was the worst flood for five hundred years. In the Bardini Museum, the Dire... © Romano Cagnoni

11-11-1966 Florence Floods, Italy, 1966 in which 100 died and many cultural artefacts, books, paintings and sculptures were damaged. It was the worst flood for five hundred years. Dr Luisa Bucherucci, Director o... © Romano Cagnoni

11-11-1966 Florence Floods, Italy, 1966 in which 100 died and many cultural artefacts, books, paintings and sculptures were damaged. It was the worst flood for five hundred years. Late evening in the Museum of S... © Romano Cagnoni