Big Shots in a Small World


	Big Shots in a Small World
Djiezes
9-19-2007 2:53 PM
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9-19-2007 3:45 PM
righthand
The first 4-8 words that I used and they were out loud when I saw these would not accurately describe these photos but they would accurately describe my reaction to what I was seeing.
9-19-2007 3:46 PM
dorine
Amazing!
9-19-2007 3:48 PM
righthand
Ye, that a good word but not enough.
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							<FONT color="#cc6600" class="medium"><STRONG>An annual photo competition highlights the best of the best in light microscopy—from tiny diatoms to fluorescent zebra fish brains</STRONG></FONT></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/592351da5c815110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html?s_prop16=%20RSS:how2"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.popsci.com/img/339F1E9A-C755-4380-BFD4-6EFA9D7E348C" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/592351da5c815110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html?s_prop16=%20RSS:how2"><P>
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