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Imperceptible organisms brought to life with microscope magic
The annual Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition recognizes the best microscope pictures around the world bringing to life entire worlds invisible to the naked eye.
- Honorable Mention: Living freshwater diatom cells in a drop of water. Two species, are visible: Cyclotella meneghiniana (tablet shaped) and Nitzschia palea (long). Differential interference contrast. Victor Chepurnov, Algae R&D Office, Ghent, Belgium.read moreVictor Chepurnov/2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging CompetitionShare
- Honorable Mention: Various species of Desmids (freshwater green algae). Living specimens arranged as they naturally presented themselves on the slide. Image stack captured using polarized light at 100x. Marek Mis, Suwalki, Poland.read moreMarek Mis/2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging CompetitionShare
- Honorable Mention: Worker ant. Frontal view of the head of a pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis), a common indoor pest. Confocal microscopy. Jan Michels, Institute of Zoology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany.read moreJan Michels/2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging CompetitioShare
- Third Prize: A common East-coast US fern, Polypodium virginianum, showing a cluster of spore-filled sporangia and specialized protective hairs called paraphyses. Confocal microscopy. Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.read moreIgor Siwanowicz/2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging CompetitionShare
- Honorable Mention: Oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata), a common oak pest. Dorsal view of bug ca. 3mm long. Colors represent different structural properties of chitin and the varied affinity of the insect's exoskeleton to chitin-binding dyes. Eight stitched confocal images. Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.read moreIgor Siwanowicz/2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging CompetitionShare
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Imperceptible organisms brought to life with microscope magic
The annual Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition recognizes the best microscope pictures around the world bringing to life entire worlds invisible to the naked eye.
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