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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.: ^# b+ i/ v, D
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
5 c. h, i$ Z; ~- A9 {/ J, _% }Embryo of guppy fish (40X)0 I4 A) \/ ^6 F, v
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France/ u- n d$ U- K# E
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)% E6 B& D. h0 k0 u1 @
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y% J# t9 p) c: H t. i# w s© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States6 P# ^2 u5 H, t7 Z% z4 ^
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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. F6 S4 H) f6 ]: a$ S; d* X, c- F© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
9 U1 _- E5 `6 _! N* q }Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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3 H- ^. y' D5 ^* ^" p& J- F© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
) a% {! c, W( yDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
( S1 K' n! ?+ y9 V+ Q5 x* }Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
8 r$ T7 d5 B" c1 N( lGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)/ y% u" R; j! A# |, f: _; i
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, V' b& e& u" |' U9 T8 |* k) Z© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy! X+ K. R* c! \5 i' R1 m
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States2 M9 U0 Q6 H" q. @# B4 l6 B
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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