A beautiful photo contest in the microscopic world "Nikon Small World" 2008

The 2008 work of the contest "Nikon Small World" competing for beauty with pictures of the microscopic world that can be seen without a microscope was announced.

Despite being extremely small and invisible size, many pictures with great impact are to be seen.

Details are as below.
Nikon Small World - Photomicrography Competition

The winner was the diatom of various colorsPrelurosaPhoto of

Second placecarbon nanotube

The third place was taken by a cell biologistValley of the valley

7th place is antitumor agent mitomycin

Hummingbugsi at 10th place

Fifth place fossilizedRadiant wormPhoto of

Other works are from the following links.
Nikon Small World - Gallery