Making the cover - a fungal fruitbody and a pelican
The EMBO Journal cover contest

© Martin Oeggerli | Basel

© Urs Albrecht | Freiburg

Sudden plant death and an up-close encounter in a Swiss animal park brought unexpected rewards to two readers of The EMBO Journal recently. Both were winners in the fi fth annual cover contest.
More than 700 entries from all over the world competed for the top prizes in the scientifi c and non-scientific categories as well as the opportunity to enliven the covers of the journal published twice a month. All submitted images were printed and displayed at EMBO for a jury of editors and other staff to deliberate the merits of each entry.

Shades of tan, violet and turquoise combined in the scanning electron microscope image of a fungal fruitbody to win fi rst prize for the best scientific image (Volume 27, Number 5). Martin Oeggerli, PhD, from the Institute of Pathology at the University Hospital Basel, discovered the fungal attack of a plant just outside his front door. His post-mortem analysis discovered the artful and tiny spores.

First prize in the non-scientific category went to Urs Albrecht, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland (Volume 27, Number 6). His lens captured the keen eye of a Dalmatian pelican, reminding readers to watch out for the detail as they peruse journal articles.

Both winners receive free subscriptions to The EMBO Journal and EMBO reports in addition to publication of their images as covers of the journal.

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