2019 Small World in Motion Competition

Two freshwater tardigrades feeding on another tardigrade

Dr. Hunter N. Hines

Affiliation
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
10x (Objective Lens Magnification)

Stylonychia (microorganism) creating a water vortex using its cilia

Tommy Gunn Jesse Gunn

Location
New York, New York, USA
Technique
Darkfield
Magnification
10x (Objective Lens Magnification)

Developing mouse embryo, showing the progression of neural tube folding and closure

Dr. Kate McDole Dr. Philipp Keller

Affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Janelia Research Campus
Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Technique
Light Sheet, Fluorescence
Magnification
16x (Objective Lens Magnification)