2013 BioScapes Winners

2^nd Place

Miss Dorit Hockman

University of Oxford

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Specimen: Embryo of black mastiff bat Molossus rufus.

Technique: Stereomicroscopy

3^rd Place

Dr. Igor Siwanowicz

HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Specimen: Single-cell fresh water algae (desmids). Composite image including, concentric from the outside: Micrasterias rotata, Micrasterias sp., M. furcata, M. americana, 2x M. truncata, Euastrum sp. and Cosmarium sp.

Technique: Confocal imaging, 400x

4^th Place

Mr. Spike Walker

Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Specimen: Lily flower bud, transverse section.

Technique: Darkfield illumination, stitched images

5^th Place

Dr. Dylan Burnette

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Specimen: Mouse embryonic fibroblasts showing actin filaments (red), mitochondria (green) and DNA (blue).

Technique: Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) fluorescence, acquired with a 60x objective

6^th Place

Mr. Kurt Wirz

Basel, Switzerland

Specimen: "Brother bugs." Gonocerus acuteangulatus, two hours old. Size 3mm.

7^th Place

Mr. Charles Krebs

Issaquah, Washington, United States

Specimen: Phantom midge larva (Chaoborus) "Glassworm." Birefringent musculature that is usually clear and colorless is made visible here by specialized illumination.

Technique: Polarized light, 100X

8^th Place

Dr. Yaron Fuchs

Howard Hughes Medical Institute/The Rockefeller University

New York, NY USA

Specimen: Mouse tail whole mounts showing hair follicle stem cells and proliferating cells.

Technique: Confocal imaging

9^th Place

Mr. Fabrice Parais

DREAL (Regional Directorate of Environment, Planning and Housing) of Basse-Normandie

Caen, France

Specimen: Head and legs of a caddisfly larva: Sericostoma sp., a benthic macroinvertebrate that can be used for freshwater biomonitoring; because it is relatively sensitive to organic pollution and dies if water is dirty, it is a good indicator of water quality.

Technique: Stereomicroscopy, 15x

10^th Place

Mr. Ralph Grimm

Jimboomba Queensland, Australia

Specimen: Paramecium, showing contractile vacuole and ciliary motion.

Technique: Differential interference contrast, 350x-1000x