Wired Science™ and Nikon™ hold an annual contest for the world's best microscopic photography, and this year's winners are truly amazing. There is a heavy slant towards flourescent or color enhanced microscopy for the vivid colors they produce, but there are some very nicely stained images in the historical winners categories.

From the Wired Science article:

" Winning the popular vote online out of 137 finalists was [this image]... by Dennis Breitsprecher of the Institute of Biophysical Chemistry at Germany’s Hannover Medical School." 

Read More at Wired Science

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