Stunning Microscopic Images

The Olympus BioScapes photo competition honors the world's most extraordinary microscope images of life science subjects. Take a peek at the Image Gallery  of the 2012 winners.

Mr. Charles Krebs
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Specimen: Butterfly "Prola Beauty" (Panacea prola) wing scales, 200X.
Technique: Diffused reflected illumination

Dr. Arlene Wechezak
Anacortes, Washington, USA
Red algae Scagelia, showing reproductive tetraspores and golden diatoms.
Technique: Darkfield

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