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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.
, {+ N0 @% B+ a; j7 vAbove: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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/ t w+ L. v: F8 P) l) b© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
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( m" m& d) P, m5 c, M- B© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany, C% u) Z% T1 H- @* A( w
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
- {; t8 x9 a) P3 R% UDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
$ [7 X2 V7 f$ w3 T0 qHoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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Gall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
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9 f w: \) D/ s0 u! s' X* |% wSnail eggs (200x)* S; { T" v* X$ C E; R
Differential Interference Contrast
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Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)$ }$ [1 Y; d5 p; p& n8 f0 W, y
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