# @ScienceChannel on Twitter/X

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://twitter.com/ScienceChannel/status/1584530150435082241
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21120083-ScienceChannel-twitter
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/b85b00ba57902e613aef8213b07757bbf648a7c91b0ef0138a72ab00d6d054de.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-10-24T13:00:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science Channel (@ScienceChannel) — https://gondola.cc/ScienceChannel

## Caption

These are images of crystallized amino acids in polarized light. 

To make the crystals, Martin mixed the amino acids beta-alanine and l-glutamine in ethanol. He then grew the crystals in a thin layer on a slide. 

#MicroscopicMonday 🧫🔬 by @MyMicroscopic https://t.co/EP9X5Gv4qj

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