Fungal attack on home made pickle at monsoon time. Spores of Mucor sp. and Aspergillus sp. are isolated from pickle. The first and last two images are taken using foldscope.
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Filamentous Fungi
Filamentous fungi is isolated from museum object.
Sebaceous Cyst
The section shows cyst wall with flaky material inside as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Urothelial Carcinoma
The section shows a papillary pattern with few fibrovascular cores with mild cytological atypical cells as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Abdominal Tuberculosis
The section shows epitheloid granuloma with central caseous necrosis and few dispersed giant cells as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Head part of an Ant
Ant heads, especially the eyes and mandibles, come in all shapes and sizes. Ants use their heads to sense information about the world around them. This is very important for their survival and the life of the colony. If you watch an ant’s head, the antennae are always moving back and forth, touching, tasting, and…
Rhinitis (Allergic)
The section shows mucosal tissue, glands along with inflammatory cells infiltration as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Fibroadenoma
The section shows breast tissue made up of ducts with surrounding fibrous stroma, ductal epithelium shows proliferation as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Onion cell
It was my first attempt to use foldscope. It was very surprising to watch cells, cell wall, cell membrane and nucleus of an Onion peel with such clarity in a simple microscopic tool.
Onion Peel Viewed Under Foldscope
Onion cells viewed under Foldscope. It was a great experience to see the cells so clearly.
Foldscope workshop in Rural area of Ujjain
Foldscope workshop was organized by the Department of paediatrics R d Gardi Medical College, Ujjain at govt. middle school village Suneda district Ujjain, small children of class 6th to 8th participated in the workshop the major theme of this workshop was health and hygiene and the importance of microscope
Workshop for Foldscope
A workshop conducted in a government agriculture school in a rural area of Ujjain M.P., The student of class 11th and 12th have participated in this workshop and various slides were observed during this session, the workshop was conducted by Department of Paediatrics R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Stomatal openings in different conditions
Rheo leaf in tap water. In this picture the stomatos are all open and we can see them very clear. Stomata in tap water
Foldscope Outreach Activity at Panchayat Union Public School Muppathuvetti, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
The outreach activity was conducted at Panchayat Union Public School Muppathuvetti, Vellore, Tamil Nadu on 2nd Aug 2018. A total number of 40 students from class 6th, 7th and 8th and teachers actively participated in this event. The workshop was started with a presentation in regional language (Tamil) highlighting the need of microscope and their applications…
Hexagonal Array Packing of Ommatidia in Mosquito Eye through Foldscope
The microscopic observation of the compound eye of insect clearly showing the hexagonal array packing of the unit of the compound eye, i.e. ommatidium, with remarkable precision. This post is open to read and review on The Winnower.
Airborne Fungi
Penicillium sp is isolated from museum object.
Outreach programme for Foldscope use at School of Nagaland, India
An outreach programme for foldscope use was organised at 4th NAP Higher Secondary School Alichen, Mokokchung, Nagaland, India. Secondary and Higher Secondary students participated in the programme along with the Principal and the Vice-Principal of the school. Assembling of the foldscope was demonstrated and a series of slides were prepared with the help of the…
Diatom
Gomphonema gracile
Vertical section of Mammalian Skin
Vertical section of Mammalian Skin showing hair follicles.
Lipoma
The section shows adipose tissue with mature adipocytes separated by fibrous septae as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Thyroid
A section from thyroid shows thyroid capsule, thyroid follicles filled with colloid and lined by cuboidal epithelium as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Sebaceous Cyst
The section shows sebaceous cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium and keratin flakes inside as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Anthracosis
The section from lung biopsy shows fibrous tissue, heavy blackish, brownish pigment and chronic inflammation as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Histological Section of Fish Gills
Histological Section of Fish Gills as seen under foldscope.
T.S of Human Stomach
T.S of Human Stomach showing villi as seen under Foldscope.
Gemmule
Gemmule of a fresh water sponge is the asexual reproductive body. It develops only in unfavorable conditions and forms the supporting skeleton in sponges.
Plant root nodules
Plant root nodules showing xylem and phloem as seen under Foldscope
Prostate
The section shows prostatic tissue with prostatic acini with surrounding stromal tissue as seen under Foldscope from Department of Paediatrics and the Department of Pathology of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain