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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
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Here we present ten of the finalists from Nikon’s 35th Annual Small World Photomicrography Competition, which recognizes photographs shot through a microscope. Contest winners will be announced on October 8. Until October 2, the public can select their favorites in the “Popular Vote” section of the Nikon Small World web site.0 `/ l- F6 g" u7 L& R
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel. F2 F5 G! [* d3 b; y( L
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
2 F; q5 i! z0 ]3 j& w4 }Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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3 [8 Y- |8 Z, x. D2 Q* [© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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3 C9 Y) K' z& ?) m2 O* L© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
1 Z% T" g' @1 Q0 W% \0 RSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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4 a J, x# o6 }Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic4 @7 s$ {( U/ ]7 c6 O/ W
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy2 G9 i2 e6 U$ o S1 I( h3 \- r
Snail eggs (200x)
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3 `2 p4 C( F- `. }/ AZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)) M& J2 z1 v @4 v8 ~- K. r. y
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