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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.
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Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
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Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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6 p+ a4 E1 Y4 T, F/ h$ rDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)" g( F1 g8 _' F
Reflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Darkfield
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)" u4 ^) U3 Y5 _7 Z
Incident light and transillumination
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Snail eggs (200x), d/ q" x( U* @, N( [6 S" N0 _
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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