{"id":18907,"date":"2022-10-11T16:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=129130"},"modified":"2022-10-14T12:20:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:20:33","slug":"little-wonders-from-the-nikon-small-world-photomicrography-competition","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/little-wonders-from-the-nikon-small-world-photomicrography-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Little wonders from the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Cutmore\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Every year we are amazed by the Nikon Small World<\/a> winners, and this year is no different.\u00a0Grigorii Timin has taken top prize in 2022 for his image of an embryonic gecko\u2019s hand, painstakingly merging hundreds of images together to form one striking photograph.<\/p>\n

Second place was awarded to\u00a0Dr Caleb Dawson for his image of breast tissue showing contractile myoepithelial cells wrapped around milk-producing alveoli. Third place went to\u00a0<\/span>Satu Paavonsalo and Dr Sinem Karaman for their intricate image of blood vessel networks in the intestine of an adult mouse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other highlights in this year\u2019s batch include a burning candle close-up, mouse blood vessels and a fly<\/a> being savagely crushed by a tiger beetle.<\/p>\n

The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in photography<\/a> or video. The awards have been championing the best microscopic imagery<\/a> for nearly 50 years.<\/span><\/div>\n

Overall winner<\/h2>\n
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Embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis<\/em>). The cyan areas are nerves, and the bones, tendons, ligaments, skin and blood cells are shown in a range of warmer colours. This embryonic hand is about 3mm in length.\u00a0<\/span>Photographed at 63x magnification. Photo by Grigorii Timin & Dr Michel Milinkovitch\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Second place<\/h2>\n
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Human breast tissue showing contractile myoepithelial cells wrapped around milk-producing alveoli. Photographed at 40x magnification. Photo by Dr Caleb Dawson\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Third place<\/h2>\n
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Blood vessel network of a mouse intestine. Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Satu Paavonsalo & Dr Sinem Karaman\/Nikon\u00a0Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Fourth place<\/h2>\n
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Long-bodied cellar, or daddy long-legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides<\/em>). Photographed at 3x magnification. Photo by Dr Andrew Posselt\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Fifth place<\/h2>\n
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Slime mould (Lamproderma<\/em>). Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Alison Pollack\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Sixth place<\/h2>\n
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Unburned particles of carbon released when the hydrocarbon chain of candle wax breaks down. Photographed at 2.5x magnification. Photo by Ole Bielfeldt\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Seventh place<\/h2>\n
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Human neurons derived from neural stem cells (NSCs). Photographed at 20x magnification. Photo by Dr Jianqun Gao & Prof Glenda Halliday\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Eighth place<\/h2>\n
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Growing tip of a red algae (Rhodophyta<\/em>). Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Dr Nathana\u00ebl Prunet\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Ninth place<\/h2>\n
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A liquid crystal mixture that resembles a person wearing a uniform. Photographed at 40x magnification. Photo by Dr Marek Sutkowski\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Tenth place<\/h2>\n
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A fly under the chin of a tiger beetle. Photographed at 3.7x magnification. Photo by Murat \u00d6zt\u00fcrk\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Eleventh place<\/h2>\n
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An image of a stack of moth eggs. Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Ye Fei Zhang\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Twelfth place<\/h2>\n
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Autofluorescence of a single coral polyp (approximately 1mm). Photographed at 20x magnification. Photo by Brett M Lewis\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Thirteenth place<\/h2>\n
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A\u00a0remineralised dinosaur bone. Photographed at 60x magnification. Photo by Randy Fullbright\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Sixteenth place<\/h2>\n
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Longitudinal section through a white asparagus shoot tip. Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Dr Oliver Leroux\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Honourable mention<\/h2>\n
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A stacked image of a butterfly egg. Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Ye Fei Zhang\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Honourable mention<\/h2>\n
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A radula (rasping tongue) of a marine snail (Turbinidae<\/em> family). Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Dr Igor Siwanowicz\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Honourable mention<\/h2>\n
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Two-month-old juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata<\/em>). Photographed at 20x magnification. Photo by Dr Laurent Formery\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Honourable mention<\/h2>\n
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A colourful slime mould (Didymium clavus<\/em>). Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Alison Pollack\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Honourable mention<\/h2>\n
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Cross section of young stem of garden bamboo (Fargesia sp.<\/em>). Photographed at 10x magnification. Photo by Gerd G\u00fcnther\/Nikon Small World Competition 2022<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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