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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.* |/ p W, B! I4 M' c2 C9 u0 K: k
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel3 Y% \0 }7 {- a4 x" r1 ^
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)" H2 m# a$ Q8 V- D
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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' V) M" R! o. k! {! R1 I© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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* }. {1 l j( Y. L$ G: t& l© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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4 O- o- m4 d' J e5 r$ {7 P© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany! ^! P# ? W7 X0 p! p b
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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$ g* v: ~" J$ U5 A9 p© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States8 O H! T0 U, V7 d
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic* K$ |5 N1 |1 |# J% L' x
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)# u$ }2 i. l# v& O% D/ y2 E/ Y+ T
Darkfield
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; K% @: y. Z% g3 j* HGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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& n+ m0 e+ d0 Q/ a1 I/ m© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy# g( Y- a. K/ ?* U6 T9 _$ T
Snail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States, N1 [" A4 x7 |0 f' d. x4 D) [
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)! L: x7 I2 G6 C8 [1 @
Confocal
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