Gallery: 40 Years of the World's Best Microscope Photos
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__2013 Winner:__ Wim van Egmond, Micropolitan Museum Rotterdam, The Netherlands __Subject:__ *Chaetoceros debilis* (marine diatom), a colonial plankton organism __Technique:__ Differential Interference Contrast, Image Stacking __Magnification:__ 250x
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__2012 Winner:__ Jennifer L. Peters & Michael R. Taylor, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital __Subject:__ The blood-brain barrier in a live zebrafish embryo __Technique:__ Confocal __Magnification:__ 20x
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__2011 Winner:__ Igor Siwanowicz Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany __Subject:__ Portrait of a *Chrysopa sp.* (green lacewing) larva __Technique:__ Confocal __Magnification:__ 20x
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__2010 Winner:__ Jonas King Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee __Subject:__ *Anopheles gambiae* (mosquito) heart __Technique:__ Fluorescence __Magnification:__ 100x
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__2009 Winner:__ Heiti Paves, Tallinn University of Technology __Subject:__ *Arabidopsis thaliana* (thale cress) anther __Technique:__ Confocal __Magnification:__ 20x
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__2008 Winner:__ Michael Stringer, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom __Subject:__ *Pleurosigma* (marine diatoms) __Technique:__ Darkfield and Polarized Light __Magnification:__ 200x
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__2007 Winner:__ Gloria Kwon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Insititute __Subject:__ Double transgenic mouse embryo, 18.5 days __Technique:__ Brightfield, Darkfield, Fluorescence (GFP and RFP) __Magnification:__ 17x
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__2006 Winner:__ Paul L. Appleton, University of Dundee, UK __Subject:__ Mouse colon __Technique:__ 2-Photon __Magnification:__ 740x
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__2005 Winner:__ Charles B. Krebs, Charles Krebs Photography, Issaquah, Washington __Subject:__ Muscoid fly (house fly) __Technique:__ Reflected light __Magnification:__ 6.25x
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__2004 Winner:__ Seth A. Coe-Sullivan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology __Subject:__ Quantum dot nanocrystals deposited on a silicon substrate __Technique:__ Polarized reflected light __Magnification:__ 200x
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__2003 Winner:__ Torsten Wittmann, The Scripps Research Institute __Subject:__ Filamentous actin and microtubules (structural proteins) in mouse fibroblasts (cells) __Technique:__ Fluorescence __Magnification:__ 100x
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__2002 Winner:__ Thomas J. Deerinck, University of California, San Diego __Subject:__ Sagittal section of rat cerebellum __Technique:__ Fluorescence and Confocal __Magnification:__ 40x
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__2001 Winner:__ Harold TaylorKensworth, UK __Subject:__ Fresh water rotifer feeding among debris __Technique:__ Darkfield __Magnification:__ 200x
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__2000 Winner:__ Daphne Zbaeren-Colbourn, Bern, Switzerland __Subject:__ *Avicennia marina* (mangrove) leaf __Technique:__ Fluorescence and Differential Interference Contrast __Magnification:__ 40x
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__1999 Winner:__ Alexey Khodjakov, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health __Subject:__ Newt lung cell in mitosis (5 different structures) __Technique:__ Fluorescence __Magnification:__ 240x
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__1998 Winner:__ Jakob Zbaeren, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland __Subject:__ Endothelial cells __Technique:__ Fluorescence, Double Exposure __Magnification:__ 100x
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__1997 Winner:__ Barbara A. Danowski, Union College __Subject:__ Mouse fibroblasts __Technique:__ Fluorescence __Magnification:__ 160x
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__1996 Winner:__ Lars BechNaarden, The Netherlands __Subject:__ Doxorubin in methanol and dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid __Technique:__ Polarized Light __Magnification:__ 80x
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__1995 Winner:__ Christian Gautier, JACANA Press Agency, France __Subject:__ Larva of *Pleuronectidae* __Technique:__ Rheinberg Illumination and Polarized Light __Magnification:__ 20x
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__1994 Winner:__ Jean Rüegger-Deschenaux, Mikroskopische Gesellschaft, Zurich, Switzerland __Subject:__ Cross-section of very young beech __Technique:__ Brightfield __Magnification:__ 40x
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__1993 Winner:__ Ron Sturm, Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc., Illinois __Subject:__ Fossil Fusulinids in limestone __Technique:__ Polarized Light __Magnification:__ 8x
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__1992 Winner:__ Lars BechDeurne, The Netherlands __Subject:__ 10-year old preparation of barbital, fenacetine, valium and acetic acid __Technique:__ Polarized Light __Magnification:__ 35x
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__1991 Winner:__ Marc Van Hove, Centexbel, Belgium __Subject:__ Polyurethane elastic fiber bundle __Technique:__ Polarized light __Magnification:__ 25x
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__1990 Winner:__ Richard H. Lee, Argonne National Laboratory __Subject:__ Crystals evaporated from solution of magnesium sulfate and tartaric acid __Technique:__ Polarized light __Magnification:__ 50x
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__1989 Winner:__ Marc Van Hove, Centexbel, Belgium __Subject:__ Multiple exposure of a knitting machine needle __Technique:__ Brightfield __Magnification:__ 10x
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__1988 Winner:__ David Smith, Queensland, Australia __Subject:__ Gold residue and gold-coated bubbles in glassy matrix __Technique:__ Brightfield __Magnification:__ 20x
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__1987 Winner:__ Julie Macklin and Dr. Graeme Laver, Australian National University __Subject:__ Crystals of influenza virus neuraminidase isolated from terns __Technique:__ Brightfield with Colored Filters __Magnification:__ 14x
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__1986 Winner:__ Steven F. Lowry, University of Ulster at Coleraine, North Ireland __Subject:__ Live water mount of *Hydra viridissima* capturing *Daphnia pulex* __Technique:__ Darkfield __Magnification:__ 10x
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__1985 Winner:__ Jon D. Eisenback, North Carolina State University __Subject:__ Formalin-fixed whole mount of a spiral nematode, multiple exposure __Technique:__ Darkfield __Magnification:__ 160x
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__1984 Winner:__ John I. Kolvula, Gemological Institute of America __Subject:__ Inclusions of goethite and hematite in Brazilian agate __Technique:__ Transmitted light with reflected fiber-optic illumination __Magnification:__ 30x
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__1983 Winner:__ Elieen Roux, Bob Hope International Heart Research Institute __Subject:__ Suctorian attached to stalk of red algae, encircled by ring of diatoms __Technique:__ Darkfield __Magnification:__ 125x
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__1982 Winner:__ Jon D. Eisenback, North Carolina State University __Subject:__ Silverberry scaly hair whole mount __Technique:__ Brightfield __Magnification:__ 400x
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__1981 Winner:__ David Gnizak, Ferro Corp., Independence, Ohio __Subject:__ Collapsed bubbles from an annealed experimental electronic sealing glass __Technique:__ Reflected Light, Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast __Magnification:__ 55x
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__1980 Winner:__ James M. King, Marine Science Institute, UCSB __Subject:__ Larvacean within its feeding structure dyed with red organic carmine __Technique:__ Underwater camera with multiple extension tubes __Magnification:__ 20x
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__1979 Winner:__ Paul W. Johnson, University of Rhode Island __Subject:__ Stalked protozoan attached to a filamentous green algae with bacteria on its surface __Technique:__ Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast __Magnification:__ 160x
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__1978 Winner:__ David Gnizak, Independence, Ohio __Subject:__ Gold, vaporized in a tungsten boat, in a vacuum evaporator __Technique:__ Vertical Illumination – Normarski Differential Interference __Magnification:__ 55x
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__1977 Winner:__ James W. Smith, Independence, Ohio __Subject:__ Crystals of rutile and tridymite in a cobalt-rich glass __Technique:__ Combined oblique illumination and reflected light __Magnification:__ 350x
