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The surprising physical beauty of world-class pathology testing is this week being showcased in an exhibition of still photographs at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital as part of National Science Week. The photos show the processes pathologists at The University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and Pathwest carry out on blood, muscle and tissue samples to diagnose and treat diseases like cancer and to advance their understanding through research.

Event organiser and Manager of the UWA School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Brett Tizard said images like these had often been printed by pathologists and hung on office walls to be admired but would now be available to a wider audience.

"This exhibition is an opportunity for the community to better understand what pathology entails, how advanced some of our processes are and see just how attractive cells can become when they are stained as part of our standard processes," Mr Tizard said.

"‘Pathology: The Art and the Science' illustrates the beauty within disease processes and the depth and breadth of medical research."

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Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs) (+61 8) 6488 5563 / (+61 4) 32 637 716