The 2006 competition

Here you find the winning photographs of the 2006 "Images of Research" competition in the categories "Fascination of Research", "Faces of Research", the winner of the audience prize and the shortlist, a selection of the best photos submitted in 2006. To view a larger version of the photographs, please click on the picture in question.


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Category "Faces of Research":

Category "Audience prize":

Category "Additional nominations":

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Nicole Ottawa, Fotografin
Oliver Meckes, Fotograf

Every year, about 200 million people worldwide develop giardiasis. This disease is caused by a monocellular parasite that typically reaches the human intestines through contaminated surface water. An infection causes the limited function of the intestinal mucosa, resulting in inflammation. The symptoms of giardiasis (Giardia lamblia) are diarrhea, flatulence and, in rare cases, fever. The photograph shows the parasite on a scale of 2000:1.

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