2012 Photomicrography Competition

Acineta tuberosa (a suctorian ciliate, Phylum Ciliophora)

Dr. Diana Lipscomb

Affiliation
George Washington University
Department of Biological Sciences
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Technique
Nomarski Interference Contrast
Magnification
400x

Spiral vessels from Saccalabium (an orchid)

David Linstead

Location
Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast with full wave plate in light path

Radial growth of sensory neurons (axons stained in green, somas in blue and actin filaments in red)

Dr. María Alejandra Lopez-Verrilli

Affiliation
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas
Santiago, Chile
Technique
Fluorescence
Magnification
4x