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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.
' h. r2 H- H* G* R& L- LAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel! u7 W1 B: H/ ~4 _, o" ~0 s
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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+ h* S" y# j2 A$ L; B1 v© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
/ ?9 j1 M) z7 t0 H' @6 w: fAtherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States# ] |0 @# g, s( o5 Z7 [ y& e
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China. O* b! U% y$ q( P2 @- b8 q
Snowflake (40X)
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. W% f9 Z7 J4 A' @# t© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany- O H* L! k9 C/ U; P5 T, u/ r
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
" J3 o" z' ~0 |6 xDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)- d, X: a' e$ o) L
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6 i) H" l d' O' V© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Darkfield
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
9 I' _ i& a) VGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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! s: w0 ^. {3 v2 w4 L* m9 z2 w/ A+ t© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy) I( h& V: a$ g/ U
Snail eggs (200x)
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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