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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.9 b$ J* ~8 k$ ?4 B j
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel+ H3 p3 R. y2 G2 Y# W
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
' T& ]0 D. B: W$ l2 jAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)5 [' x9 K8 ~% l4 W" k
Stereomicroscopy
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0 P% D r. y' _. y© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
9 d) O1 i* @) a0 I" yRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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0 s* `" u9 M5 \4 ~© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China/ Z: \( V. N* ~' M) K
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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2 L" g9 m& F6 m© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
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© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
5 A& E M0 t4 c' ^* tDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)" M1 _8 v" h3 J# Q
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2 @. D1 Q' k# ~* `5 T© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
5 _# {% o) E. g+ z; IHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)- P$ B7 z/ N. B" Z) G
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, W& {4 S1 K! O9 H% E, p) N! QGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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1 x# n) d( O6 Y/ B( @© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy! ]$ F$ p4 `* F# V
Snail eggs (200x)7 e: ^2 E: C8 `& }
Differential Interference Contrast
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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