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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

4 R2 Z" m2 s0 y8 k) y' b; q8 pHere 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.' n& P6 \$ N- s+ W
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel# B# I) c5 h0 J$ O
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
9 k# Q( \ ?) A% P7 V* H7 n% ~Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
' c* ^+ U4 { n8 XStereomicroscopy
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4 U9 v7 H$ N* @. g© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
3 C+ J/ ^, Y4 k) E* j0 X; }/ O7 yRaindrop on butterfly wing (20X) O6 M1 A! c5 F2 @1 t
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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Reflected and Transmitted Light
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+ G) i9 Y$ N: ?2 n5 Q© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
+ w4 b1 ]: s( F0 v& NSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)' ]0 u) r" s2 J7 }5 T5 ~
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% Q, X8 X" w. m9 R© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
/ J: t* M3 V8 l6 iDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)3 T8 h$ [( P! k1 x- y8 `, i' M
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic# c& J( Q& E# A/ G8 ], ?6 Z: _
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)/ n+ G$ Y j$ Y( t4 E. I8 H( @
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy# v g0 [' g6 ]$ |, X1 _/ j
Snail eggs (200x)9 U& j- e: P( O2 D- }
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
. F# f# @$ E; l" Q" H6 UZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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