20 Wonders of the microworld

Nikon has announced the winners of the photos of the microcosm. Photos really great. In these photos insects and microscopic algae appeared before the audience in all its glory. Looking at these photos, you begin to realize that even the nature of the microcosm - a real art. Below are photos of the winners of this contest.

1. Plevrosigma (marine diatoms)




Author: Michael Stringer, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK (first competition)

2. Carbon nanotubes



Paul Marshall, National Research Council Canada

3. Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis L.)



Albert Tousson, University of Alabama at Birmingham

4. Differentsovka unicellular Dictyostelium discoideum in multicellular fungi



Matthew Springer, University of California, San Francisco

5. Japanese paper fibers (Sugixawa Tenjyo)



Charles Kazilek, Arizona State University

6. leaf beetle (Chrysolina Fastuosa) on the head of a pin



Klaus Bolte, Stittsville, Ontario, Canada

7. mitomycin (anti-cancer drug)



Dr. Margaret Oechsli, Jewish Hospital, Heart & Lung Institute, Louisville, Kentucky

8. Crystallized mixture of resorcinol, methylene Blue and Brimstone



John Hart, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado

9. The CD



David Walker, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK

10. amphipod (Orchestia Gammarella)



Harold Taylor, Kensworth, Dunstable, UK

11.Diatomovye algae on the red alga



Wim van Egmond, Micropolitan Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

12. The rear legs Corixidae fragment (Hemiptera: Corixidae)



harles Krebs, Charles Krebs Photography, Issaquah, Washington, US

13. Re-crystallized Vitamin C



Milan Kosanovic, Belgrade, Serbia

14. Klosterium, diatoms and Spirogyra



Charles Krebs, Charles Krebs Photography, Issaquah, Washington, US

15. Radiolarians, fossil shells



Wim van Egmond, Micropolitan Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

16. fibroblast lamellipodia



Richard Bulgin, Imperial College London, UK

17. The root of Arabidopsis thaliana / Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana)



Monica Pons, Instituto de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (CSIC), Spain

18. The transgenic mouse hippocampus



Dr Tamily Weissman, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University

19. Crassa (group of marsupials mushrooms (Pyrenomycetes)) in latrunculin B



Eric Kalkman, Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

20. The larvae shrimp Sergestes arcticus



Solvin Zankl, Solvin Zankl Images, Kiel, Germany