During our out reach program at BARANILPUR A.D.P VIDYAMANDIR (H.S), the participants prepared their own slide of Fish scale and Cross section of Taro (Colocasia esculenta); Steam and root for observing under Foldscope. Few of the samples were stained with safranine and few were unstained to demonstrate the importance of staining with the help of…
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Green planthopper nymph photographed with the 10x Foldscope lens
Spotted this green planthopper nymph on leaf of a creeper. I wanted to find more about it but had to rush to office. Second pic is to add some context and also show how small it saw. Can you spot it in second pic?
one day National Twinning programme on Use of the Foldscope as a Research & Education Tool
The one day National Twinning programme on Use of the Foldscope as a Research & Education Tool was held at Don Bosco college, Maram on August, 13th, 2019.The 07 students and two teachers namely by Mr. Subramanian the principal investigator (PI) Foldscope Project Work & Mr. M.Pregash the Assistant principal investigator (API) Foldscope Project Work,...
one day Guest lecture programme on “Foldscope for Rumen protozoa biodiversity and parasitic infections
The one day Guest lecture programme on “Foldscope for Rumen protozoa biodiversity and parasitic infections was held at Don Bosco College, Maram, Manipur on August 12, 2019.The two Assistant professors namely by Dr.Meignanalakshmi the principal investigator (PI) Foldscope Project Work & Dr.R.Edith the Assistant principal investigator (API) Foldscope Project Work, Madras veterinary college, Chennai and...
How does Cuscuta a parasitic plant feeds?
A post about this Sunday’s exploration: You must have seen greenish yellow threads/wire like structures on many plants. What are they? Are they part of plant or a seperate plant or creeper? If you go closer you’ll see that they definately not part the plant. And if you try to check if it is creeper…
Papilio demoleus
Students name : Shilpa , Bharathi, Leelavathi College name:CMR National PUcollege, ITPL, Bengalore Specimen: Papilio demoleus(lime butterfly) Parts observed under foldscope: Proboscis, Wing dust, scales on wings& antenna Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropods Class: Insect Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus : papilio Species: P. demoleus Description: The lime swallowtail, Papilio demoleusLinnaeus, is sometimes called the chequered…
Exploring the Microcosmos with Foldscope at Khalna, West Bengal
Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta and Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Vigyan Prasar Samity jointly organized a workshop in collaboration with Howrah Vigyan Chetna Samannaya on 19th October 2019 at Khalna, Howrah, West Bengal. Introductory Session- In this session, a brief idea about the origami microscope and its applications were demonstrated by the Foldscope team,…
Foldscope excitement at ZPHS Vattinagulapally
Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) Vattinagulapally is a semi-rural local government school on the outer fringes of the city of Hyderabad, Telangana. I have been visiting this school as a volunteer in the weekend outreach program of TIFR Hyderabad, since July this year. Classes at Vattinagulapally are fairly small, partly because of drop-outs after elementary…
Mystery of galls on leaves
Post about a mind-blowing observation I made 2day: while coming from office I saw strange nodules on a plant leaves. Out of curiosity I plucked one leaf with nodules n brought home. My guess was it must bel disease which is causing abnormal growth. To check what these nodules made up of, I cut open…
Workshop on “Outreach Workshop on Usage of Foldscope” conducted by BMS College of Engineering for classes VII and VIII school students at Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 14th 2019
A series of two workshops were conducted on use of Foldscope as an awareness program, by BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru. The First Workshop was conducted on February 14th 2019 in the morning session at Government Higher Primary School,Sunkadakatte,for class VII and VIII students. Around 40 students participated. The resource person were Prof N.Prathibha from…
Door to door foldscope campaign to expose children to the microorganisms in the surrounding environment
Door to door foldscope campaign to expose children to the microorganisms in the surrounding environment in the rural areas of Rajaborari estate, Hardha district, Madhya Pradesh
Door to Door Campaigns on Personal Hygiene using Foldscope as an Aid
A campaign was conducted in the villages of Rajaborari to educate women on importance of hygiene with emphasis of cloth and menstrual hygiene. Women were explained the importance and procedure to wash clothes. They were shown slides of microbes with the help of foldscope. Microbes were collected from unwashed bedding, unclean towel, etc. 100 women…
Educating school children on menstrual hygiene, usage and disposal of sanitary napkins
Workshop no menstrual hygiene was held at schools in Rajaborari, a remote area in Madhya Pradesh. School students were shown the bacteria on sanitary napkins using foldscope. Slides were created by collecting the bacteria on napkins. Doctors were invited to explain menstrual hygiene to students and sample sanitary napkins were distributed.
Life in an ‘Organic pond’ – Part 2
Let’s explore more of the life in an ‘organic’ pond, continuing with the same water sample that we investigated for the last post. I now noticed a larva, about 5 mm long, swimming in the water. It was moving very fast, but I patiently followed it with a dropper and was finally able to pick…
How I am learning BOTANY
How I am learning BOTANY, a thread: I had studied botany in school and college but never found it as interesting as microbiology. So ultimately did masters in microbiology. I have been exploring microscopic world with the @TeamFoldscope, I always carry it with me. (1/n) I put anything I find interesting under the Foldscope and…
Mystery embryos in a jelly sack- Part 2
Following Manu’s post. Here are the pictures taken with my phone. We can see the details of the eggs, with one side containing distinct cells.
Mystery embryos in a jelly sack
At a fountain inside the UNCC campus in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – I found a floating jelly in the water. It was a big surprise to see for a simple reason – I have never seen an egg sack that feels like jelly that does not belong to a marine invertebrate. But here I was…
LITTLE CRAB FROM THE SEA SHORE OF BAY OF BENGAL PUDUCHERRY REGION
VIEWING THE BODY AND LEG PORTION OF LITTLE CRAB COLLECTED FROM THE BAY OF BENGAL LITTLE CRAB'S LEG PART
Few species from a squeezed moss
Serie A Serie B Can I have some help to find out about the IDs ?
Life in an ‘Organic pond’ – Part 1
After my experience and learning with the Dal Lake water sample, I have been constantly on the lookout for water ecosystems. Recently, I visited my sister’s home at the ‘Organo Eco-Habitat’ in Hyderabad, where there is an artificial pond. I collected water from a corner of the pond, in which I found an insect wing…
ECOSYSTEM OF A POND
DEVELOPED AN MODEL OF AN ECO SYSTEM OF A POND IN OUR SCHOOL