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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.' l/ L; {5 b8 r
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel- W9 Q9 ~% g) ?+ a& _+ L# A
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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R4 N$ O% V0 w, F© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
. ~1 n# K% r$ r3 g+ e& [Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)0 E, T; D/ _$ a$ i2 v: s# U
Stereomicroscopy8 o- j6 T" G/ V7 Z! a1 P& n( R
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
Z% O2 y, g8 [" v+ n- ARaindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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2 |, `' |. k( \© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
7 n; e/ G5 j6 f! m9 {0 p; l% ySnowflake (40X)
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$ }4 y# a* C$ o) [2 M" c© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany9 _; m% K9 e4 L K
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)/ y9 Y9 {! y5 ?- A
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; }) @& g' `" i$ `) g, z
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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+ k( a' }( ^! @2 sGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)$ C* v! v- b0 z. y* ]% u! R
Incident light and transillumination
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" K& R: l2 d: h© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
- p- w: c& o# N" l" N$ @Snail eggs (200x)1 S( Q) H/ d6 l
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
% {* Y; A* L( S+ U3 xZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X): s0 S% N, }2 A/ E# L6 N1 W( G9 u. s! d
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