The best science images of the year
A micro-CT scan of the skull and front legs of a Tuatara — a reptile native to New Zealand that has characteristics of both lizards and amphibians. Image courtesy Sophie Regnault, Wellcome Images.
Judging of the annual Wellcome Image Awards took place in November 2014. Wellcome Trust, a UK-based biomedical research charity, announced 20 finalists that span a range of disciplines — and a range of imaging techniques like this micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scan of the skull and front legs of a Tuatara. The winners were announced on March 18, 2015, with Michael Frank taking top prize for his 'Pregnant pony uterus' photograph.
"The breath-taking riches of the imagery that science generates are so important in telling stories about research and helping us to understand often abstract concepts," says Adam Rutherford, a scientist and judge for the Wellcome Image Awards, in a news release. "It’s not just about imaging the very small either. It’s about understanding life, death, sex, and disease: the cornerstones of drama and art."
A leading resource for medical imagery, Wellcome Images recently shared 100,000 free images with Wikimedia Commons.
To submit images for the 2016 Awards, email Sabrina Taner: [email protected].
– Greg Moore
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