Gallery: Life Under the Microscope: The Year's Best Biology Close-Ups

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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 2 Deerinck

    __2nd Prize:__ Thomas Deerinck, University of California, San Diego __Subject:__ Rat brain cerebellum __Technique:__ Multiphoton photography __Magnification:__ 300x
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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 3 Siwanowicz barnacle

    __3rd Prize:__ Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA __Subject:__ Barnacle appendages __Technique:__ Confocal microscopy __Magnification:__ 100x
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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 4 Pinter Phyllobius

    __4th Prize:__ Csaba Pintér, Keszthely, Hungary __Subject:__ *Phyllobius roboretanus* weevils __Technique:__ Stereo microscopy
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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 5 May

    __5th Prize:__ Madelyn May, Hano, NH __Subject:__ Rat brain cerebral cortex __Technique:__ Confocal microscopy
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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 6 Johnston

    __6th Prize:__ David Johnston, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK __Subject:__ Magelonid polychaete worm larva from a plankton sample __Technique:__ Confocal microscopy __Magnification:__ 10x
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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 7 Holovachov

    __7th Prize:__ Oleksandr Holovachov, Ekuddsvagen, Sweden __Subject:__ Butter daisy (*Melampodium divaricatum*) flower __Technique:__ Fluorescence __Magnification:__ 2x
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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 8 Lehnert and Lash

    __8th Prize:__ Matthew S. Lehnert and Ashley L. Lash, Kent State University at Stark, OH __Subject:__ Proboscis (mouthparts) of a vampire moth (*Calyptra thalictri*) __Technique:__ Confocal microscopy __Magnification:__ 10x
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    <a href="http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/">Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®</a>
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    2014 9 Siwanowicz planthopper

    __9th Prize:__ Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA __Subject:__ Green coneheaded planthopper (*Acanalonia conica*) nymph with its gears __Technique:__ Confocal microscopy __Magnification:__ 200x
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