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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.. \& O V3 P& i, T
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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' W6 e( a1 B( W© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
- b. `: c( A- b& {% ^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
9 f e( ?# `: M% P) [- }9 aDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)! @2 i# ^7 Q6 x! H( P: ~& d
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic: R) t) ?, ]: k& c, x! J5 O& j
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
' j/ l( ] }+ }1 @' b2 EGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
2 }$ d9 a6 }3 c( y: K P$ F$ v8 WIncident light and transillumination
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Snail eggs (200x)( M: p# j/ }/ s T2 v; g6 P8 C
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
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