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Geology helps map kidney stone formation from tiny to troublesome
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Geology helps map kidney stone formation from tiny to troublesome

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU IMAGE: A FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPE IMAGE OF A THIN SECTION OF A HUMAN KIDNEY STONE REVEALS A COMPLEX HISTORY OF CRYSTAL GROWTH LAYERING, FRACTURING, DISSOLUTION AND RECRYSTALLIZATION. CREDIT: IMAGE COURTESY OF MAYANDI SIVAGURU, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Advanced microscope technology and cutting-edge geological science are giving new...