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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.( Y) |1 V: m9 p4 A. x' Q2 l
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel8 @& p$ t9 Y0 h/ f8 a4 H% c' F
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
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0 P' O L' I! h. H, ]. W% d© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
4 i' ]) o# q0 [2 X! N& cRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X); U, e. X4 V( ^: M$ R
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)& W8 @7 \& v6 M$ |( j
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/ H- p; D3 f# Y' G© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany2 l( f5 }3 x$ z2 Q1 n' M
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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w y b c1 U0 ]+ z© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2 z) r5 ^. o9 m3 Y( y. BHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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' N" B$ _2 t5 a' y© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy2 a5 Q! A, x; _) D+ x5 B/ U0 I
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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Tags: Photomicrography
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