Nikon Small World winning photographs under the microscope for 2010
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1st place - Anopheles gambiae (mosquito) heart (100X) Fluorescence
1st place - Anopheles gambiae (mosquito) heart (100X) Fluorescence
Nikon Small World announced the winners of its 2010 photomicrography contest.
The winning photo was taken by Jonas King – Vanderbilt University, Department of Biological Sciences in Nashville, Tennessee
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2nd place - 5-day old zebrafish head (20X) Confocal
2nd place - 5-day old zebrafish head (20X) Confocal
Dr. Hideo Otsuna – University of Utah Medical Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy in Salt Lake City, Utah
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3rd place - Zebrafish olfactory bulbs (250X) Confocal
3rd place - Zebrafish olfactory bulbs (250X) Confocal
Oliver Braubach – Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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4th place - Wasp nest (10X) Extended Depth of Field Stereomicroscopy
4th place - Wasp nest (10X) Extended Depth of Field Stereomicroscopy
Riccardo Taiariol – La Spezia, SP, Italy
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5th place - Strelitzia reginae (bird of paradise) seed (10X) Darkfield
5th place - Strelitzia reginae (bird of paradise) seed (10X) Darkfield
Viktor Sykora – Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
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6th place - Martensia sp. (red seaweed), living specimen (40X) Brightfield
6th place - Martensia sp. (red seaweed), living specimen (40X) Brightfield
Dr. John Huisman – Murdoch University, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology in Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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7th place - Endothelial cell attached to synthetic microfibers, stained with microtubules, F-actin and nuclei (2500X) Fluorescence, Confocal
7th place - Endothelial cell attached to synthetic microfibers, stained with microtubules, F-actin and nuclei (2500X) Fluorescence, Confocal
Yongli Shan – The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas
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8th place - Cacoxenite (mineral) (18X) Reflected light
8th place - Cacoxenite (mineral) (18X) Reflected light
Honorio Cocera-La Parra – Geology Museum, University of Valencia in Benetusser, Valencia, Spain
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9th place - Ctenocephalides canis (flea) (20X) Fluorescence
9th place - Ctenocephalides canis (flea) (20X) Fluorescence
Dr. Duane Harland – AgResearch Ltd. in Lincoln, New Zealand
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10th place - Crystallized soy sauce (16X) Reflected and Transmitted Light
10th place - Crystallized soy sauce (16X) Reflected and Transmitted Light
Yanping Wang – Beijing Language and Culture University in Beijing, China
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11th place - Telophase HeLa (cancer) cells expressing Aurora B-EGFP (green) (100X) Deconvolution
11th place - Telophase HeLa (cancer) cells expressing Aurora B-EGFP (green) (100X) Deconvolution
Dr. Paul D. Andrews – University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, UK
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12th place - Juvenile bivalve mollusc, Lima sp. (10X) Darkfield
12th place - Juvenile bivalve mollusc, Lima sp. (10X) Darkfield
Dr. Gregory Rouse – Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California
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13th place - Orange Fungia (mushroom coral), live specimen (166X) Fluorescence
13th place - Orange Fungia (mushroom coral), live specimen (166X) Fluorescence
James Nicholson – NOAA NOS NCCOS Coral Culture and Collaborative Research Facility in Charleston, South Carolina
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14th place - Spiral vessels from banana plant stem (32X) Polarized light
14th place - Spiral vessels from banana plant stem (32X) Polarized light
Dr. Stephen Lowry – University of Ulster in Portstewart, Co. Londonderry, UK
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15th place - Divaricatic acid from Evernia divaricata (lichen), recrystallized from acetone (10X) Polarized light
15th place - Divaricatic acid from Evernia divaricata (lichen), recrystallized from acetone (10X) Polarized light
Dr. Ralf Wagner – Du00fcsseldorf, Germany
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16th place - Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower) stigma with pollen (100X) Epifluorescence and 3D reconstruction
16th place - Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower) stigma with pollen (100X) Epifluorescence and 3D reconstruction
Dr. Robert Markus – Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Szeged, Hungary
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17th place - Ichneumon wasp compound eye and antenna base (40X) Reflected (Episcopic) Light Illumination
17th place - Ichneumon wasp compound eye and antenna base (40X) Reflected (Episcopic) Light Illumination
Charles Krebs – Charles Krebs Photography in Issaquah, Washington
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18th place - Soap film (150X) Incident Brightfield
18th place - Soap film (150X) Incident Brightfield
Gerd Guenther – Du00fcsseldorf, NRW, Germany
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19th place - Wistar rat retina outlining the retinal vessel network and associated communication channels (100X) Confocal
19th place - Wistar rat retina outlining the retinal vessel network and associated communication channels (100X) Confocal
Cameron Johnson – The University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand
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20th place - Crystallized melt of sulfur and acetanilide (10X) Transmitted Light, Crossed Polars
20th place - Crystallized melt of sulfur and acetanilide (10X) Transmitted Light, Crossed Polars
Dr. John Hart – Hart3D Films and Dept. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sci. Univ. in Boulder, Colorado
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Honorable Mention - Anopheles (mosquito) eye (20X) Confocal, Fluorescence
Honorable Mention - Anopheles (mosquito) eye (20X) Confocal, Fluorescence
Dr. Marie Andersson – UCMR/Dep. Molecular Biology, Umeu00e5 Universitet in Umeu00e5, Sweden
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Honorable Mention - Trout alevin (larva) (10X)
Honorable Mention - Trout alevin (larva) (10X)
Dr. Robert Berdan – Science & Art Multimedia in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Honorable Mention - Checkerboard domain of a bent core liquid crystal (40X)
Honorable Mention - Checkerboard domain of a bent core liquid crystal (40X)
Rajdeep Deb – Assam University, Department of Chemistry in Assam, India
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Honorable Mention - Recrystallized sulfur (63X)
Honorable Mention - Recrystallized sulfur (63X)
Dr. Edward Leighman Gafford – Ventura, California
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Honorable Mention - Paramecium caudatum fed with Congo red-stained yeast, living specimen (600X)
Honorable Mention - Paramecium caudatum fed with Congo red-stained yeast, living specimen (600X)
Gerd Guenther – Du00fcsseldorf, NRW, Germany
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Honorable Mention - Sodium saccharin crystals (100X)
Honorable Mention - Sodium saccharin crystals (100X)
Darryl Hover – Salem, Oregon
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Honorable Mention - Anisakis pegreffi (parasitic worm) (40X)
Honorable Mention - Anisakis pegreffi (parasitic worm) (40X)
J. Claire Hoving – Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University Of Cape Town in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Honorable Mention - Griffithsia monillis (red seaweed) (10X)
Honorable Mention - Griffithsia monillis (red seaweed) (10X)
Dr. John Huisman – Murdoch University, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology in Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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Honorable Mention - Turbinate eyes of male mayfly (10X)
Honorable Mention - Turbinate eyes of male mayfly (10X)
Laurie Knight – Tonbridge, Kent, UK
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Honorable Mention - Crab larva, living specimen (6.68X)
Honorable Mention - Crab larva, living specimen (6.68X)
Charles Krebs – Charles Krebs Photography in Issaquah, Washington
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Honorable Mention - Echinaster brasiliensis (starfish) embryo, four cell stage (60X)
Honorable Mention - Echinaster brasiliensis (starfish) embryo, four cell stage (60X)
Dr. Alvaro Migotto – Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de Su00e3o Paulo in Su00e3o Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Honorable Mention - Trichoptera Hydropsyche angustipennis (caddisfly) larva, posterior claws (30X)
Honorable Mention - Trichoptera Hydropsyche angustipennis (caddisfly) larva, posterior claws (30X)
Fabrice Parais – DREAL de Basse-Normandie in Caen, France
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Honorable Mention - Human brain sections (63X)
Honorable Mention - Human brain sections (63X)
Dr. Maru00eda Prado-Figueroa – INIBIBB (CONICET – Universidad Nacional del Sur) in Bahu00eda Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Honorable Mention - Female Axonopsis (water mite), ventral side (200X)
Honorable Mention - Female Axonopsis (water mite), ventral side (200X)
Antonio G. Valdecasas, Jose M. Becerra – Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC in Madrid, Spain
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Honorable Mention - Snowflake (16X)
Honorable Mention - Snowflake (16X)
Yanping Wang – Beijing Language and Culture University in Beijing, China
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Image of Distinction - Rat subcutaneous fibroblasts on silicon microactuator (20X)
Image of Distinction - Rat subcutaneous fibroblasts on silicon microactuator (20X)
Rafael Pennese – Ecole Polytechnique Fu00e9du00e9rale de Lausanne in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Image of Distinction - Daphnia sp. (100X)
Image of Distinction - Daphnia sp. (100X)
Jose R. Almodovar – Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
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Image of Distinction - Fern gametophyte (40X)
Image of Distinction - Fern gametophyte (40X)
Jose R. Almodovar – Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
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Image of Distinction - Drosophila sp. (fruit fly) eye, direct mount (20X)
Image of Distinction - Drosophila sp. (fruit fly) eye, direct mount (20X)
Dr. Marie Andersson – UCMR/Dep. Molecular Biology, Umeu00e5 Universitet in Umeu00e5, Sweden
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Image of Distinction - Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) intestine (800X)
Image of Distinction - Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) intestine (800X)
Dr. Paul Appleton, Ian Newton – University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Image of Distinction - Trazodone, alpha-estradiol 7256a (100X)
Image of Distinction - Trazodone, alpha-estradiol 7256a (100X)
Lars Bech – Naarden, The Netherlands
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Image of Distinction - Rhodomonas baltica (algae), live mount showing natural fluorescence (40X)
Image of Distinction - Rhodomonas baltica (algae), live mount showing natural fluorescence (40X)
Tora Bardal – Department of Biology, NTNU Center of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Trondheim, Norway
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Image of Distinction - Hair follicles in a newborn mouse (cyan) transduced with a lentivirus (magenta) (600X)
Image of Distinction - Hair follicles in a newborn mouse (cyan) transduced with a lentivirus (magenta) (600X)
Dr. Slobodan Beronja – The Rockefeller University in New York City, New York
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Image of Distinction - E16.5 mouse scan utilizing autofluorescence on 3 wavelengths showing mouse vasculature (1.25X)
Image of Distinction - E16.5 mouse scan utilizing autofluorescence on 3 wavelengths showing mouse vasculature (1.25X)
Rachel Berry – Human Genetics Unit, MRC, Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Image of Distinction - Arabidopsis seedling root hair, live specimen (3000X)
Image of Distinction - Arabidopsis seedling root hair, live specimen (3000X)
Dr. Elison Blancaflor – The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology in Ardmore, Oklahoma
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Image of Distinction - Apterous Aphis fabae (black bean aphid) female with offspring inside the body (40X)
Image of Distinction - Apterous Aphis fabae (black bean aphid) female with offspring inside the body (40X)
Dr. Tomas Cabello – Universidad of Almeru00eda in Roquetas de Mar, Spain
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Image of Distinction - Bryozoa (20X)
Image of Distinction - Bryozoa (20X)
Jocelyn Cheng – Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York
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Image of Distinction - Clinozoisite prismatic crystal with augite (15X)
Image of Distinction - Clinozoisite prismatic crystal with augite (15X)
Honorio Cocera-La Parra – Geology Museum, University of Valencia in Benetusser, Valencia, Spain
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Image of Distinction - 2-Photon fluorescence image of glial cells in the cerebellum (400X)
Image of Distinction - 2-Photon fluorescence image of glial cells in the cerebellum (400X)
Thomas Deerinck – National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, California
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Image of Distinction - Penicillin (sodium salt) recrystallized from mixed solvents (60X)
Image of Distinction - Penicillin (sodium salt) recrystallized from mixed solvents (60X)
Thomas Deerinck – National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, California
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Image of Distinction - Cryosection of rat skeletal muscle (20X)
Image of Distinction - Cryosection of rat skeletal muscle (20X)
Dr. Laurence Dubreil – DPTM-UMR703-INRA-ONIRIS in Nantes, France
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Image of Distinction - Potassium ferricyanide (40X)
Image of Distinction - Potassium ferricyanide (40X)
Stefan Eberhard – The University of Georgia, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center in Athens, Georgia
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Image of Distinction - 72 hour chick embryo, dissected from the yolk (40X)
Image of Distinction - 72 hour chick embryo, dissected from the yolk (40X)
Stefanie Eisenbach – Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts
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Image of Distinction - Mesocriconema sp. (ring nematode) (1000X)
Image of Distinction - Mesocriconema sp. (ring nematode) (1000X)
Dr. Jonathan Eisenback – Virginia Tech, Department of Plant Pathology in Blacksburg, Virginia
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Image of Distinction - Meloidogyne camelliae (root-knot nematode) perineal pattern (1000X)
Image of Distinction - Meloidogyne camelliae (root-knot nematode) perineal pattern (1000X)
Dr. Jonathan Eisenback – Virginia Tech, Department of Plant Pathology in Blacksburg, Virginia
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Image of Distinction - Toad ova injected, mounted in lacto-phenol (50X)
Image of Distinction - Toad ova injected, mounted in lacto-phenol (50X)
Christian Gautier – Biosphoto Agency in Le Mans, Sarthe, France
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Image of Distinction - Porpita porpita (blue button) tentacle (50X)
Image of Distinction - Porpita porpita (blue button) tentacle (50X)
Christian Gautier – Biosphoto Agency in Le Mans, Sarthe, France
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Image of Distinction - Tortula papillosa (moss) (20X)
Image of Distinction - Tortula papillosa (moss) (20X)
Christian Gautier – Biosphoto Agency in Le Mans, Sarthe, France
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Image of Distinction - Pellicle details of the ciliateParamecium caudatum (600X)
Image of Distinction - Pellicle details of the ciliateParamecium caudatum (600X)
Dr. Sven Gould – Heinrich-Heine-University Du00fcsseldorf in Du00fcsseldorf, NRW, Germany
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Image of Distinction - Air bubble in Carbopol gel sample (300X)
Image of Distinction - Air bubble in Carbopol gel sample (300X)
Jerzy Gubernator – University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Biotechnology in Wroclaw, Poland
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Image of Distinction - Prunus cerasifera (‘Pissardii’ purple-leaved plum) stamen (40X)
Image of Distinction - Prunus cerasifera (‘Pissardii’ purple-leaved plum) stamen (40X)
Dr. Marta Guervos – Image Processing Unit. Scientific-Technical Facilities, University of Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain
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Image of Distinction - Drosophila sp. (fruit fly) larva with the dendrites of a sensory neuron group labeled, live specimen (20X)
Image of Distinction - Drosophila sp. (fruit fly) larva with the dendrites of a sensory neuron group labeled, live specimen (20X)
Dr. Chun Han – University of California, in San Francisco, California
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Image of Distinction - Crystallized melt of resorcinal and carbon tetrabromide (33X)
Image of Distinction - Crystallized melt of resorcinal and carbon tetrabromide (33X)
Dr. John Hart – Hart3D Films and Dept. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sci. Univ. in Boulder, Colorado
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Image of Distinction - Crystallized melt mixture of sulfur, resorcinal, dibenzofuran (33X)
Image of Distinction - Crystallized melt mixture of sulfur, resorcinal, dibenzofuran (33X)
Dr. John Hart – Hart3D Films and Dept. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sci. Univ. in Boulder, Colorado
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Image of Distinction - Snowcrystal (snowflake) (40X)
Image of Distinction - Snowcrystal (snowflake) (40X)
Pekka Honkakoski – Sonkajarvi, Finland
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Image of Distinction - Unidentified sponge spicule (125X)
Image of Distinction - Unidentified sponge spicule (125X)
Dr. Richard Howey – University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming
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Image of Distinction - Mouse embryo stem cells surrounded by trophectoderm cells (63X)
Image of Distinction - Mouse embryo stem cells surrounded by trophectoderm cells (63X)
Dr. Juan Carlos Izpisu00faa – Centre de Medicina Regenerativa de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
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Image of Distinction - Fern Spore (20X)
Image of Distinction - Fern Spore (20X)
Frederick Keeney – The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Image of Distinction - Mineral glass fibers (100X)
Image of Distinction - Mineral glass fibers (100X)
Dr. Ales Kladnik – University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Image of Distinction - Developing Eleutherodactylus coqui (frog), whole mount (20X)
Image of Distinction - Developing Eleutherodactylus coqui (frog), whole mount (20X)
Dr. Mike Klymkowsky – MCD Biology, University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado
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Image of Distinction - Bryum sp. (moss) spore capsule peristome (10X)
Image of Distinction - Bryum sp. (moss) spore capsule peristome (10X)
Laurie Knight – Tonbridge, Kent, UK
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Image of Distinction - Dolichopodid sp. (fly) eyes (10X)
Image of Distinction - Dolichopodid sp. (fly) eyes (10X)
Laurie Knight – Tonbridge, Kent, UK
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Image of Distinction - 15 day old Phascolosoma agassizii(peanut worm) larva, lateral view (20X)
Image of Distinction - 15 day old Phascolosoma agassizii(peanut worm) larva, lateral view (20X)
Alen Kristof – University of Copenhagen, Research Group for Comparative Zoology in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Image of Distinction - 39 day old Aeolidiella stephanieae(sea slug), dorsal view (5X)
Image of Distinction - 39 day old Aeolidiella stephanieae(sea slug), dorsal view (5X)
Alen Kristof – University of Copenhagen, Research Group for Comparative Zoology in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Image of Distinction - GFP expression in Aspergilis niger(40X)
Image of Distinction - GFP expression in Aspergilis niger(40X)
Gerda Lamers – Institute Biology Leiden, Leiden University in Leiden, The Netherlands
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Image of Distinction - Biddulphia capucina (diatom) (400X)
Image of Distinction - Biddulphia capucina (diatom) (400X)
Robert Lavigne – MicroscopyView.com in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Image of Distinction - Senecio vulgaris (common groundsel) seed with ectomycorrhizal hyphae of a soil fungus (100X)
Image of Distinction - Senecio vulgaris (common groundsel) seed with ectomycorrhizal hyphae of a soil fungus (100X)
Edwin Lee – Carrollton, Texas
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Image of Distinction - Root hairs on the plant Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) (63X)
Image of Distinction - Root hairs on the plant Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) (63X)
Dr. Jessica Lucas – Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
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Image of Distinction - Bee abdomen with pollen (40X)
Image of Distinction - Bee abdomen with pollen (40X)
Dr. Robert Markus – Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Szeged, Hungary
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Image of Distinction - Drosophila sp. (fly) egg chamber with extra cell number (40X)
Image of Distinction - Drosophila sp. (fly) egg chamber with extra cell number (40X)
Juliette Mathieu – CNRS in Paris, France
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Image of Distinction - Protzia eximia (water mite), ventral view (10X)
Image of Distinction - Protzia eximia (water mite), ventral view (10X)
Dr. Jan Michels – Institute of Zoology, Christian-Albrechts-Universitu00e4t zu Kiel in Kiel, Germany
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Image of Distinction - Limnochares aquatica (water mite) surface microstructure including a glandularium and two slit organs, dorsal view (20X)
Image of Distinction - Limnochares aquatica (water mite) surface microstructure including a glandularium and two slit organs, dorsal view (20X)
Dr. Jan Michels – Institute of Zoology, Christian-Albrechts-Universitu00e4t zu Kiel in Kiel, Germany
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Image of Distinction - Hemiargus isola (Reakirt’s blue butterfly) egg on Mimosa strigillosa (pink powderpuff) bud (6X)
Image of Distinction - Hemiargus isola (Reakirt’s blue butterfly) egg on Mimosa strigillosa (pink powderpuff) bud (6X)
David Millard – Austin, Texas
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Image of Distinction - Craspedodiscus coscinodiscusEhrenberg (extinct marine diatom) (1440X)
Image of Distinction - Craspedodiscus coscinodiscusEhrenberg (extinct marine diatom) (1440X)
Stephen Nagy, M.D. – Montana Diatoms in Helena, Montana
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Image of Distinction - Insect in cyanide (10X)
Image of Distinction - Insect in cyanide (10X)
Esmaeil Nasrollahi – Seed & Plant Certification & Registration Institute in Karaj, Tehran, Iran
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Image of Distinction - Insect in cyanide (15X)
Image of Distinction - Insect in cyanide (15X)
Esmaeil Nasrollahi – Seed & Plant Certification & Registration Institute in Karaj, Tehran, Iran
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Image of Distinction - Insect in cyanide (30X)
Image of Distinction - Insect in cyanide (30X)
Esmaeil Nasrollahi – Seed & Plant Certification & Registration Institute in Karaj, Tehran, Iran
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Image of Distinction - Fungia sp. (mushroom coral), natural auto fluorescent proteins around mouth (6X)
Image of Distinction - Fungia sp. (mushroom coral), natural auto fluorescent proteins around mouth (6X)
James Nicholson – NOAA NOS NCCOS Coral Culture and Collaborative Research Facility in Charleston, South Carolina
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Image of Distinction - Vascular trace development in a corn leaf (10X)
Image of Distinction - Vascular trace development in a corn leaf (10X)
Devin Lee O’Connor – University of California in Berkeley, California
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Image of Distinction - Hydropsyche angustipennis(caddisfly) larva head (30X)
Image of Distinction - Hydropsyche angustipennis(caddisfly) larva head (30X)
Fabrice Parais – DREAL de Basse-Normandie in Caen, France
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Image of Distinction - Heteroptera: Micronecta sp. (35X)
Image of Distinction - Heteroptera: Micronecta sp. (35X)
Fabrice Parais – DREAL de Basse-Normandie in Caen, France
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Image of Distinction - Heteroscodra maculata(ornamental baboon tarantula) basal leg segments (40X)
Image of Distinction - Heteroscodra maculata(ornamental baboon tarantula) basal leg segments (40X)
Tyrel Pinnegar – Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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Image of Distinction - Rust on an iron round bar (230X)
Image of Distinction - Rust on an iron round bar (230X)
Dr. Matthias Reinhard – immunoGlobe GmbH in Himmelstadt, Germany
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Image of Distinction - Myoblast cell grown on a microcontact-printed fibronectin grid (60X)
Image of Distinction - Myoblast cell grown on a microcontact-printed fibronectin grid (60X)
Su00e9bastien Ricoult – McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Image of Distinction - Acnemia varipennis (fungus gnat) eggs in natural condition (90X)
Image of Distinction - Acnemia varipennis (fungus gnat) eggs in natural condition (90X)
Dr. Gerhard Rohringer – Santa Barbara, California
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Image of Distinction - Arabidopsis sp. (thale cress) flower showing early ovule and pollen development (20X)
Image of Distinction - Arabidopsis sp. (thale cress) flower showing early ovule and pollen development (20X)
Dr. John Runions – School of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, UK
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Image of Distinction - Evaporated ascorbic acid solution (40X)
Image of Distinction - Evaporated ascorbic acid solution (40X)
Donald Schick – Pomona, California
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Image of Distinction - Polished Mexican fire agate (4X)
Image of Distinction - Polished Mexican fire agate (4X)
Thomas Shearer – ClodStone Photography, LLC in Duluth, Minnesota
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Image of Distinction - Paramecium sp. (100X)
Image of Distinction - Paramecium sp. (100X)
Dr. Peter Siver – Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut
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Image of Distinction - Radiolarian (250X)
Image of Distinction - Radiolarian (250X)
Raymond Sloss – Northamptonshire Natural History Society in Northampton, UK
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Image of Distinction - Paramecium sp., live mount (400X)
Image of Distinction - Paramecium sp., live mount (400X)
Craig Smith – Insight Photography in Fresno, California
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Image of Distinction - Testosterone base crystals (100X)
Image of Distinction - Testosterone base crystals (100X)
Stanley Stein – Englewood, Colorado
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Image of Distinction - Multi-stacked diatoms G. balticum,P. angulatum; colors carefully selected and enhanced (250X)
Image of Distinction - Multi-stacked diatoms G. balticum,P. angulatum; colors carefully selected and enhanced (250X)
Michael J. Stringer – I.D.R.S. Member (retired) in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK
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Image of Distinction - Artemia salina (brine shrimp) in a drop of water (10X)
Image of Distinction - Artemia salina (brine shrimp) in a drop of water (10X)
Viktor Sykora – Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
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Image of Distinction - Mirabilis jalapa (four o’clock flower) germination, native sample (10X)
Image of Distinction - Mirabilis jalapa (four o’clock flower) germination, native sample (10X)
Viktor Sykora – Institute of Pathophysiology, First Medical Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
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Image of Distinction - Red begonia (stamens of male flower) (1X)
Image of Distinction - Red begonia (stamens of male flower) (1X)
Mayumi Wakazaki, Dr. Kiminori Toyooka – RIKEN Plant Science Center in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Image of Distinction - Planktonic decapod larva (60X)
Image of Distinction - Planktonic decapod larva (60X)
Wim van Egmond – Micropolitan Museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Image of Distinction - Ceratium sp. (dinoflagellate), living specimen (160X)
Image of Distinction - Ceratium sp. (dinoflagellate), living specimen (160X)
Wim van Egmond – Micropolitan Museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Image of Distinction - Rhinostomus barbirostris Fabricius (bearded weevil) (10X)
Image of Distinction - Rhinostomus barbirostris Fabricius (bearded weevil) (10X)
Alexa Vanegas – Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Medellu00edn, Antioquia, Colombia
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Image of Distinction - Echinoderm embryo undergoing second cleavage (400X)
Image of Distinction - Echinoderm embryo undergoing second cleavage (400X)
Bruno Vellutini – Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de Su00e3o Paulo in Su00e3o Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Image of Distinction - Adolescent sand dollar (15X)
Image of Distinction - Adolescent sand dollar (15X)
Bruno Vellutini – Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de Su00e3o Paulo in Su00e3o Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Image of Distinction - Portion of spider mandible (10X)
Image of Distinction - Portion of spider mandible (10X)
Philippe Verrees – Knokke, Belgium
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Image of Distinction - Antique slide featuring whelk (snail) radula (20X)
Image of Distinction - Antique slide featuring whelk (snail) radula (20X)
David Walker – West Yorkshire, UK
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Image of Distinction - Scagelia sp. (red algae) (250X)
Image of Distinction - Scagelia sp. (red algae) (250X)
Dr. Arlene Wechezak – Anacortes, Washington
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Image of Distinction - Cacodylic acid crystals (100X)
Image of Distinction - Cacodylic acid crystals (100X)
Dr. Rong Wen – University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida
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Image of Distinction - Oryzias latipes (Japanese medaka) embryo, live mount (150X)
Image of Distinction - Oryzias latipes (Japanese medaka) embryo, live mount (150X)
Jim Wetzel – Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina
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Image of Distinction - Connellite, freestanding crystals (40X)
Image of Distinction - Connellite, freestanding crystals (40X)
Stephan Wolfsried – Waiblingen, Baden-Wu00fcrttemberg, Germany
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Image of Distinction - Tomato shoot apical meristem (200X)
Image of Distinction - Tomato shoot apical meristem (200X)
Dr. Saiko Yoshida – University of Bern in Bern, Switzerland
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Image of Distinction - Microtubule and clathrin (1500X)
Image of Distinction - Microtubule and clathrin (1500X)
Dr. Xiaowei Zhuang – Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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