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- Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition
x! v. u; g1 J: U( k5 PHere 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.7 G4 ?* k/ R3 M) F0 J
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel, e: L2 j+ ]* K' s, {+ K* W* s
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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2 @+ o5 B2 l" s/ B© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
1 X/ X& v; d: g& V: ^& e2 BAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)3 e% Y; U* q: s* ~
Stereomicroscopy
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. N9 w# S. \% `8 f# U9 V& u© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China( o# j) w3 A& j' w9 S; j; s
Snowflake (40X): A8 J5 V" h/ }2 ~9 x C+ F
Reflected and Transmitted Light( @+ E) Q3 w9 E6 f& G! q& A% `
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
; \ ~% \# |6 x! B0 ^; ISonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States% | o( m. e7 f& C
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic! z8 e) V+ s8 d( Z& S8 g" J# n
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X), \4 r+ ?. j0 ^
Incident light and transillumination
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
" ]1 Z8 }3 I% o) c; gSnail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
1 D5 z, W4 h$ F- V$ c! kZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)! o P A+ r: w' t
Confocal
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