+ Día 1 || Day 1 (english below) + • Vine a Perú a renovar mi visa y mi corto viaje se convirtió en mucho más de lo que pude imaginar • • Hoy fue mi primer día en Puerto Maldonado y junto al equipo del Foldscope y ACEER Foundation – financiados por National Geographic…
Foldscope class with post graduate students, Fergusson college, Pune
Post graduate students of Fergusson college, Pune, were introduced to the concepts and working of Foldscope. Many different samples which included ornamental garden plants were visualized under Foldscope.
Sea Snail Eggs – Hopkins Marine Station pt. 2
Hello everyone! I’ve been meaning to follow up on my Hopkins Marine Station post, so I’ll limit the words and get right to some videos that I’m excited about, focusing on sea snail eggs. Here’s a look at the sample. The left image is of many snail egg casings clustered together (also note the gorgeous…
Foldscope Orientation Workshop -5 at SDM Siddardha Kalasala(A), Vijayawada
Foldscope Orientation workshop was conducted at Sri Durga Malleswara Siddardha Mahila Kalasala(A), Vijayawada on 17.7.18 for UG Biology students. Students felt excited and said they have visualised the theory they learnt in the class by observing the stomata, guard cells, trichome and midrib of leaf sections and perisarc, coenosarc, perisarc annuli of Obelia colony and…
Foldscope Assembly and Usage Workshop -4 at Andhra Loyola College (A), Vijayawada
Foldscope orientation and awareness workshop was conducted for PG & UG students at Department of Botany, Andhra Loyola College(A), Vijayawada . Students felt excited about the tool, assembled it and observed prepared slides through foldscope.
வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சியின் செதில்கள்
இனியன் தற்போது ஒரு டார்கெட் வைத்து மடிப்பு நுண்ணோக்கியை பயன்படுத்தி வருகிறான். அதாவது ஒரு நாளைக்கு பதினைந்து நிமிடம் பார்ப்பது பதிவு செய்வது என்ற அடிப்படையில் பதிவு செய்து வருகிறான். அதன் அடிப்படையில் அவனுக்கு பல வெற்றிகளும் தோல்விகளும் கிடைக்கின்றன. இன்றைக்கு அவன் பள்ளி விட்டு வரும் போதே ஒரு நீல வண்ணமும், கருப்பு நிறமும் கலந்த ஒரு வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி. அதன் செதில்களை பதிவு செய்தான். அற்புதமான பதிவு இது.
COPPER SULPHATE UNDER FOLDSCOPE
COLLEGE NAME : CMR NATIONAL PU COLLEGE, ITPL, BANGALORE STUDENT NAME: NAYAN S ITEM OBSERVED : COPPER SULPHATE DESCRIPTION: When copper sulphate is seen with naked eye it looks crystalline but when observed through the foldscope, there were huge crystals of various sizes that were seen . It was amazing to notice different crystal sizes…
Imaging of Onion Peel Cells Through Foldscope
Onion peel cells were stained using crystal violet, iodine, and safranin dye separately and imaged under foldscope.
Educating the Chilika Fishermen about seagrasses and their role in ecosystem services
Nalabana, a protected bird sanctuary under Wild Life Act is also considered a nursery ground for many fish species. Every year millions of birds congregate in this area for feeding and resting purposes. Due to protected nature of site, fishing activities are banned in this sanctuary. The sanctuary supports luxuriant sea grass meadows that play…
Bacteriovorus Vorticella: Symbiotic, commensal or parasites ???
Bacteriovorus Vorticella: Symbiotic, commensal or parasites ??? Vorticella, a genus of peritrich protozoan. It is one of the very first protists seen by Antony van Leeuwenhoek who observed it through the lens of his simple microscope in the late seventeenth century. Vorticella has a bell-shaped body with a ciliated in the oral cavity at one…
Product of Conception
The section shows chorionic villi lined by cytotrophoblast along with haemorrhage as seen under Foldscope from Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Endometrium
A section from endometrium tissue shows atrophic endometrial glands and stromal tissue as seen under Foldscope from Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Exocervix
The section shows exocervix lined by covering squamous epithelium and stroma as seen under Foldscope from Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Stem hair
My students try to observe the hairs present in new stems so they prepare a temporary slide of the new stem and observe the foldscope. The following structure is observed.
Stomata from Tradescantia spathacea (Rheo) leaf
My students collect rheo leaf from the school campus and prepare a temporary slide which observe under the Foldscope. They observe that guard cells,subsidiary cells and stomatal pore.
Acute Appendicitis
The section shows appendiceal mucosa along with inflammatory cell infiltrate as seen under Foldscope from Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Lipoma
The section shows mature adipose tissue separated by fibrous tissue septae as seen under Foldscope from Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
ZOOPLANKTON – VIII
https://youtu.be/abtrN99aeOU https://youtu.be/Xxd0Wb-3wco
Diatoms
Diatoms
Sporangium
#sporangium # blackmould #Foldscope # lotsoffun
Red ant
Red ant's mouth with tantala 1010129292383834747456565
Rhizopus
Black mould grown on curd
https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/VID-20180718-WA0035.mp4
Pond water analysis
https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TRIM_20180718_111220.mp4
Black mould on Onion
Mouldy growth was seen in onion on peeling out the dry outer covering. On viewing through the foldscope the fungus was found to be black mould. Presence of sporangium on the sporangiophore/ conidiophore was clearly marked. Though, onion is known to possess insecticidal, antibacterial and antifungal properties which are attributed to its sulphur containing compounds….