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SMALL

WORLD

SINCE 1975, THE ANNUAL NIKON SMALL WORLD COMPETITION HAS

CELEBRATED THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PHOTOMICROGRAPHY –

TAKING PICTURES THROUGH A MICROSCOPE. 2015’S WINNERS WERE

ANNOUNCED IN OCTOBER, AND THE TOP 20 IMAGES CHOSEN BY

THE JUDGES WILL NOW GO ON A TOUR OF MUSEUMS AND SCIENCE

CENTRES WORLDWIDE. HERE, WE PRESENT SOME OF THE MOST

STRIKING IMAGES...

WORDS: CATHERINE E OFFORD

SCIENCE