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An remarkable new book at the juncture of art, science, and technology. Stunning plant images created with a confocal microscope are accompanied by their scientific, historical, and cultural narratives, providing new ways to look at and understand the world in which we live.

Steven F. White was educated at Williams College and received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. White is the recipient of a Lannan Foundation residency and two Fulbright grants for a literary project in Chile and curricular development as a Senior Specialist in Nicaragua. His research with Microscopy Specialist Jill Pflugheber Microcosms – A Homage to Sacred Plants of the Americas was presented as an exhibition at the Brush Art Gallery in 2020 at St. Lawrence University, where White taught Latin American literature and film for 34 years, and was a founder of the Caribbean and Latin American Studies interdisciplinary program. He currently serves on the editorial board of the journal Plant Perspectives.

Jill Pflugheber is a Microscopy Specialist who taught Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Research Methods in Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy, and Research Methods in Cell Biology at her alma mater St. Lawrence University for almost twenty years. She is a 1986 graduate of St. Lawrence University, with a strong background in biomedical research. She spent 17 years contributing to studies at Harvard University, University of Kentucky, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Her work has led to several journal publications.