The Nikon Small World photomicrography competition celebrates images captured using a light microscope, and this year's was judged by six panelists, ranging from magazine photo directors to scientists and professors.
With 2024 marking its 50th year, the competition's top spot was awarded to Dr. Bruno Cisterna, with assistance from Dr. Eric Vitriol of Augusta University, whose images of differentiated mouse brain tumor cells showed how disruptions to the cytoskeleton lead to diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's.
Here are Dr. Cisterna and this year's other top 10 winners' photos.