switchgrass root (IMAGE)

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switchgrass root

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A closeup image of a switchgrass root (colored in teal) seen through the lens of a confocal microscope. The fiery orange specks show the fluorescently-labeled microbes that work in tandem with the plant to survive.

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Image courtesy of Joseph Edwards, University of Texas at Austin

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