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Biological research - soft X-ray equipment. Through the use of soft x-rayequipment, biologists are able to determine the skeletal structure and patternsof development in extremely small fish specimens. This in turn helps tounderstand changes taking place in development and place fish in their propertaxonomic order. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)