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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.% q( l. M5 U* r, T! d. k) l
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel$ u: p7 _: V0 e6 _1 ^
Embryo of guppy fish (40X), \# I+ j2 b8 Z! }! F
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France0 y0 C0 P2 q9 g
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)0 E- w1 c: l0 e! P" E
Stereomicroscopy X* ^7 \, {0 T( Y9 G3 A$ U( z
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States, g' i7 R( d# |
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)" t% N3 E* x6 z2 m0 S
Differential interference contrast
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Snowflake (40X)
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
# p% c+ h# G$ Z$ kSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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8 O5 n8 M) ]; R& Q© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic/ s( @0 B2 v# j# s: x
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain2 x3 @+ L2 Y" A; Z( i) n: o6 k
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
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$ M5 `/ q: N$ D/ |1 `2 d' i4 h© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
! E; v7 V! M& F! kZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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