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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., t) _. o- j8 y+ h$ W" }
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
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Stereomicroscopy
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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# Z! V ~4 `( Z3 Y© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China$ R( H0 n, J4 h. p
Snowflake (40X)5 Z' E* G8 [; X. C6 C+ ^# t" M
Reflected and Transmitted Light
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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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3 M& k8 G. ~6 y, C3 D" ^' I) m© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic: _' B' Q) y6 S
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
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Incident light and transillumination
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7 Q, F# X; g5 [- P2 Y% v5 y© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy! G9 Q( H6 X. D2 o. F
Snail eggs (200x)
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7 ^# u% K& P- [, B& g© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
" A7 A7 O/ K8 NZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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