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A peek inside a turtle embryo wins the Nikon Small World photography contest

The annual competition highlights the power of microscopy to reveal hidden wonders

turtle embryo

This image of a developing turtle embryo, stained to capture different tissues and shown at five times magnification, won the top award in the 2019 Nikon Small World photography contest.

Teresa Zgoda and Teresa Kugler/Nikon Small World

By Jonathan Lambert

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