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Microscopic Photo Awards Shows An Alien World

These Microscopic Photos Show An Alien World
Thomas Tamblyn
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The Olympus BioScapes Competition is a photography competition unlike any other. Rather than human subjects or landscapes, this competition is exclusively focused on a world that normally, we'd never see.

All the images below were taken through a microscope, showcasing the beauty that can be found beyond the human eye.

From microscopic organisms to plant life the competition looks like the gallery of an alien world.

With over 2500 entries from over 70 countries judges had the daunting task of picking just 10 images to be crowned as winners.

Olympus BioScapes Winners 2014
1st Prize: Dr. William Lemon(01 of10)
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Multiple views of Drosophila embryonic development. This embryo was recorded in 30-second intervals over a period of 24 hours, starting three hours after egg laying.
2nd Prize: Mr. Thomas Deerinck(02 of10)
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Rat brain cerebellum
3rd Prize: Dr. Igor Siwanowicz(03 of10)
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Barnacle appendages that sweep plankton and other food into the barnacle's shell for consumption.
4th: Dr. Csaba Pintér (04 of10)
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Phyllobius roboretanus weevils.
5th: Miss Madelyn May(05 of10)
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Rat brain cerebral cortex.
6th: Dr. David Johnston(06 of10)
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Magelonid polychaete worm larva from a plankton sample.
7th: Mr. Oleksandr Holovachov(07 of10)
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Butter daisy.
8th: Dr. Matthew S. Lehnert(08 of10)
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Proboscis (mouthparts) of a vampire moth.
9th: Dr. Igor Siwanowicz(09 of10)
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Green coneheaded planthopper (Acanalonia conica) nymph with its gears.
10th: Dr. Philipp Keller(10 of10)
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Neural activity in an entire zebrafish brain in vivo.
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