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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

$ d' n* S/ E: N; c3 v' eHere 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.
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Embryo of guppy fish (40X)! Z" Z& y5 p* g _
Reflected light by fiber-optics
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8 B0 Q; P' [/ [: C* N2 U2 G© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
2 x& e& f( m, w: R* J* IAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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Snowflake (40X)
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Sonchus 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
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Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Incident light and transillumination
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Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)+ M8 X: I" \$ d' B ~2 G
Confocal
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