Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition
Photographers are able to find beauty in the most unexpected, but quite ordinary things, such as flea or a crystal of soy sauce. The pictures above show the beauty of pathogens, morbid cells, elements of various diseases, and the microscopic nature of life.
Top: Giant liposomes of pulmonary surfactant, (40x)
Second line, left: Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (rat nematode parasite), (560x) <—- You can even see the bursa! (I’ve just been to an exam in this) - Bunnyrunrun
Second line, right: Drosophila virilis (fruit fly) sperm, (400x)
Third line, left: Human osteosarcoma cells (U2OS), (60x)
Third line, center: HeLa (cancer) cells, (300x)
Third line, right: Dinosaur bone, (18x)
Bottom left: Mast cell within collagen fibers (human eye – conjunctivitis), (7000x)
Bottom right: Telophase HeLa (cancer) cells expressing Aurora B-EGFP (green), (100X)
All photos courtesy of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.
(Source: amolecularmatter, via themostnobleattributeofman)
