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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

5 [ U- o0 \& v+ lHere 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.6 ^, j" y2 J0 f' D, C" S. s
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel( \) G- O7 k) y
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France- K6 O4 K' t$ z5 S6 l
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)+ u. E& n/ E9 r1 |9 }3 x/ l
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' Y P8 _9 x$ p" ^4 A5 p: ?© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States/ m3 b7 N' h& i! {4 `* \, M/ P7 S
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)+ t, `- v4 b& B5 S: j
Differential interference contrast
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China3 P9 ?' j( K5 Q% {* m) w/ z
Snowflake (40X)
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; r4 R4 F3 ^" A7 S* l- s1 A' a: F© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany
4 G2 b% k8 \. X5 T% N7 LSonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)
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! h# ~5 V3 k7 S7 Y© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States4 z3 B* x# L& B( e: g
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)0 S9 H8 B$ B2 k t% o
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic& R+ {% t5 c, q% n; }' T& v! M
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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2 k) D9 J) |5 }) E! d8 |0 T' \© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain' a( |& ^4 ?* D) K/ C3 [
Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)7 b: G6 M1 K6 W$ l: f! c, r$ j
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© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy6 j. V+ {: z# ^) ^4 O+ G
Snail eggs (200x)7 Y: q; e: c7 v4 P. t
Differential Interference Contrast
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
W2 N! W6 o/ _* @/ G2 a$ gZebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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