Photos: Science captured as beautiful works of art

Science and art are much closer than most people think. Every year, the world’s biggest charity for biomedical research, the Wellcome Trust, awards those who can visually display science as art.

Here is a list of Quartz’s favorite images from the 2016 winners of the Wellcome Image Awards.

The inanimate meets the animate

Butterfly beauty

The sunset moth

Sorry for the cold hand

Stem cells in action

Allergic reaction

Cow’s heart

You can see the other winning entries in the Wellcome Image Awards here.