One of my many versions of Altmann’s bioblasts. Today they are called mitochondria, and are the energy-producing elements of cells. I like the vision of Altmann, not just because he was the first observing, describing and naming the organelles, but also because it is a simplification that appeals to me: you see the outline of the cells, the nucleus as a non-entity in the middle, and mitochondria. It was, in fact, an artifact of the process he used to prepare the samples for his microscope.
Altmann’s Bioblasts in green by Odra Noel
