Rare images beyond the naked eye Yahoo! Green:By Trystan L. Bass and Lori Bongiorno
Posted Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:25pm PDT
The annual Small World Photomicrography Competition sponsored by Nikon aims to showcase 'the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope.'
Indeed, the 2010 winning photographs reveal what's not seen or visible to the human eye. While many of the stunning images were taken to advance science, some are just simply beautiful to look at.
The following photos were amongst this year's 20 winners, but you can see hundreds of gorgeous photos featured from previous years as well. Some winning photographs are on display at museums across the country. You can also learn how to create your own masterpieces.
(Photo: Dr. Paul D. Andrews, University of Dundee, Scotland)
Cancer
Above is a picture of two human cancer cells sitting next to each other right before they're about to divide into four cells. They're derived from the now famous 'HeLa' line of cancer cells, which were taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 and used for medical research without her permission. 'Understanding how cells divide is critical to understanding how cancerous cells multiply and take over,' according to Dr. Andrews."
Posted Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:25pm PDT
The annual Small World Photomicrography Competition sponsored by Nikon aims to showcase 'the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope.'
Indeed, the 2010 winning photographs reveal what's not seen or visible to the human eye. While many of the stunning images were taken to advance science, some are just simply beautiful to look at.
The following photos were amongst this year's 20 winners, but you can see hundreds of gorgeous photos featured from previous years as well. Some winning photographs are on display at museums across the country. You can also learn how to create your own masterpieces.
(Photo: Dr. Paul D. Andrews, University of Dundee, Scotland)
Cancer
Above is a picture of two human cancer cells sitting next to each other right before they're about to divide into four cells. They're derived from the now famous 'HeLa' line of cancer cells, which were taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 and used for medical research without her permission. 'Understanding how cells divide is critical to understanding how cancerous cells multiply and take over,' according to Dr. Andrews."
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