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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

' I8 ~. L2 E9 xHere 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.' T1 K( ]+ W( T! g9 P4 L, d3 f; N! O
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel
1 \9 E, W3 E6 n8 ^Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
! O" U& Y3 a& Z6 x! mStereomicroscopy
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Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
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© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
: G% x2 x( x3 s" a0 vSnowflake (40X)
6 L5 ]" d' G* b4 xReflected and Transmitted Light
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: h# a! k0 W* _; g3 W© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany. [: e+ T( |$ b& t6 @1 N
Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle) flower stem section (150X)0 B% C$ z. D( ?
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8 U$ H& g' q W& Q) w© Norm Barker, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
/ z" a; `$ e/ x4 `( d$ EDinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic9 T$ d- c y7 ~6 d0 i8 c4 E
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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© Daniel Vega, Madrid, Spain
+ ?+ q& a: b$ d" n* nGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)- M1 c( B5 m, U h& u
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0 ?% u: l* M# H# B' \© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
/ Y0 E% J7 M! q/ D4 l& G1 w' W( YSnail eggs (200x)
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! _8 X4 w0 {5 c© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States( n- `% a5 y0 ~% L s; v4 F, J
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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