What you see here are hemoglobin crystals. When biologists want to know the three dimensional structure of a protein, they try to get it to form a regular crystal lattice. The resulting crystal is then shot with x-rays and the resulting pattern can be used to recreate the structure of the protein. The whole procedure is very tricky and it can take several months until the right chemical solution is found that makes the perfect crystal possible.
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