1981 Photomicrography Competition

Longitudinal section of a water tubule in a tomato stem 24 hours after inoculation with spores of a vascular parasite

Carl Beckman

Affiliation
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Magnification
50x

Thin crystals of an aromatic hydrocarbon deposited on a glass slide from solution. Color produced by insertion of mica sheet

Jean-Claude Wittmann

Affiliation
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Strasbourg, France
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
165x

Plastic cast of mouse cerebral ventricle

MD Manual Del Cerro MD Richard A Rudick

Affiliation
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Center for Brain Research
Rochester, New York, USA
Technique

Ring Epi-Illumination

Magnification
30x