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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.' \' D/ Q) p7 E/ ^
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
7 Z F" e* o8 K3 `1 mEmbryo of guppy fish (40X)
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5 _2 Z; N# Y* k9 W! [. O# |) s0 Z ~© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France" U; N2 }& \; A m- A* n4 S
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)! M$ B& I$ w- R8 W3 p2 R
Stereomicroscopy
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States2 ?' P. @' P1 ]+ ?: M% X
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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; I j! L7 ^5 K& m' I+ `) P3 ~© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany" m* L/ Q6 @7 c- l! {7 M$ B7 x& \; d
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)/ V) Q, U3 X ], W
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0 |: g( Q7 K* K3 K2 u9 J2 ADinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)8 q0 e, L$ G4 U
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
9 S( A. C6 t6 K. r3 n3 dHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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2 x# p, o, ~* E' o© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
4 P: F/ |3 d3 a9 p( i; MGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)' N# A8 d" \; [/ `
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& q8 D8 e+ ]/ V. Z P$ e© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy; m6 h6 U7 O. q; Q8 `
Snail eggs (200x)
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. |: ~: A$ q7 Q( l© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
. {8 Y7 z2 f/ `Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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