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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.: e5 a9 u1 I! A; \
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel2 g# \( l X8 Q- z$ T% j
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States2 a. r( L" E2 c# p$ ]0 h. n L2 X, h
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)3 ^: G& Z, P% R" Z6 b
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. J2 Y X4 t+ f {© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
6 b3 m, t* p! E) R- M. O6 rDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. }) f& F9 ]% Y$ [& Y
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)' J5 v- }6 {. A& b( V% G
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
# @5 W8 o* i! k/ i \Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)9 c( q+ `. S! ^
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
7 T6 L* V' u9 p s2 TSnail eggs (200x)9 ` l. U4 s) w( p! F! R: Z. H3 @
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
# L: F8 `% L5 R8 m# B' IZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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