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Article: Vibrant, Brilliantly Hued Photo of Cell Dividing Wins Silver Anniversary Nikon Small World Competition.
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- December 6, 1999
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MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- An extraordinary photograph of a newt lung cell in the process of dividing, shot by New York State Department of Health research scientist Alexey Khodjakov, has been awarded first prize in the 1999 Nikon International Small World Competition. Mr. Khodjakov's winning entry merges the techniques of scientific inquiry with aesthetic beauty to create a vibrant, dynamic image that reflects its subject while creating an artistic work of the highest order.
Now celebrating its silver anniversary, the annual Nikon International Small World Competition was founded in 1975 to recognize excellence in photography through the microscope. ...