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 - Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition

H3 U2 V" J' o. A. uHere 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.: J- p; H u9 U- N5 x0 ?" Z. h
Above: © Shamuel Silberman, Ramat-Gan, Israel6 R+ p3 v2 X* T, a" {
Embryo of guppy fish (40X)
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) Z) P# N u% {4 M4 f© Fabrice Parais, DIREN Basse-Normandie, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France' ?0 O5 S: {& ?6 b V
Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva (25x)
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© Karie Holtermann, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States2 A( ~2 S8 Q6 M6 x
Raindrop on butterfly wing (20X)
, ]: j2 A. i2 i3 A4 O" ODifferential interference contrast
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9 g6 O$ Z- W3 u# m© Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, Beijing, China
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2 A% e7 ]$ e) k6 }( b3 g" IReflected and Transmitted Light2 H1 Z |$ X4 {3 j9 p7 }# G/ Z. ^, Q( C

8 v1 ]# [+ F- S' c" H* s© Gerd A. Guenther, Düsseldorf, Germany* T0 |5 D, U( P! e% \- X
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* H6 Q3 L1 C+ r+ e2 e
Dinosaur bone, Jurassic period (15X)
5 Q. \) B6 Y. ]" { H' WReflected light from fiber optic
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© Viktor Sykora, Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic6 l* X# U& d+ t0 e
Hoya carnosa (wax plant) flower (10x)
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# V4 r# J- V# b9 e! B) c" o5 _! K/ HGall (plant tissue growth) formed by Trigonaspis mendesi (4X)
4 m3 P% V2 K0 C$ p( F% h" LIncident light and transillumination
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' Y: E% T; R2 p, R; z8 O9 r- t© Massimo Brizzi, Microcosmo Italia, Empoli, Firenze, Italy
* P9 [7 S1 \ ~- cSnail eggs (200x)
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© Frederique Ruf-Zamojski, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States; A" i$ _1 l' C9 g, M. n
Zebrafish embryo, 22 hours post-fertilization, living specimen (40X)
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