Life is pretty interesting, and at the microscopic scale, it can also be beautiful, strange, intriguing, frightening and gross. The winning photos and videos from this year's Olympus BioScapes ...

I recently became aware of the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition ® which recognizes outstanding images of life science specimens captured through light microscopes, using any magnification ...

It's hard to know whether to gasp or laugh at the winning picture in this year's Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition. One thing's for sure: The humped bladderwort is no laughing matter to ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) --Every year, the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition shines a light on some of the most impressive and visually stunning images of human, plant and animal subjects ...

A competition featuring astounding images of life seen through a microscope, a marriage of science and art, has announced its 2014 winners. The best examples of microscopy were chosen from entries in ...

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Microscope / major endoscopeOlympusSponsored byOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging CompetitionIs the world's largest microscopic photography contest for the subjects in the field of life sciences such ...

The folks at Olympus know a thing or two about what makes a pretty picture. One thing they appreciate is that the most striking images are often the ones that are too small to see. That’s why they ...

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