BioTechniques Opens Submissions for 2026 Scientific Image Competition
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Beatrice Bowlby
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Summary
BioTechniques is now accepting entries for its 2026 Scientific Image Competition, with a deadline extended to June 16, 2026. The competition invites researchers to submit up to ten scientific images from their work, covering microscopic structures, ecological findings, or other research visuals. The winning image will be featured on the journal cover, following the tradition set by the 2025 winner Bruno Cisterna, who submitted an image of human neurons reprogrammed from skin cells.
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The winner of the 2025 competition, Human neurons reprogrammed from skin cells by Bruno Cisterna, took pride of place on our journal cover, exemplifying this sentiment.
Now, it's your turn to share.
Submit up to ten scientific images that you've taken or created during your research; these images can be of microscopic structures, ecological findings or anything
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