Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Contest brings together science and artistry every year. The contest, which began in 1975, showcases the beauty of images captured through a light microscope. Participants can include scientists and hobbyists, with the winner receiving a $3,000 prize. In its 50th year, the contest received around 2,100 photo entries from 80 countries.
While the images can sometimes be unsettling, they are always stunning, and this year’s contest is no different.
1st place
Bruno Cisterna, a faculty member at Augusta University School of Medicine in Georgia, took home the first place prize this year. His groundbreaking images of mouse brain tumor cells demonstrate how disruptions in a cell’s cytoskeleton, specifically the microtubules, contribute to diseases like Alzheimer’s and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). The research was published in May in the Cell Biology Journal.
Source: www.nbcnews.com
