Tap Water Examination
https://youtu.be/rFZ_0ViECWE Tap Water Examination by Foldscope
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Wiggly Water Bears
This charismatic creature is called a tardigrade (also known as a water bear). The scientific name for the animal shown here is Hypsibius exemplaris. These amazing animals were kindly provided to the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Embryology Class during Summer 2018 by Dr. Bob Goldstein from UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Goldstein’s lab has turned these resilient…
Back to the Himalayas with Foldscope
Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more. I had planned another journey to the Himalayas for this year-end hoping to discover microorganisms and Tardigrade during the winter. I was planning to visit Kedarkantha in Uttarakhand, India. Unfortunately due to a…
Microalgal cell Microalgal cell with hyphae.Mixed microlgal cells. Microalgal cell with hyphae from another microscopic field.
What’s this? (Hint: It’s a vegetable.)
We did a Foldscope workshop in Yokohama, Japan. A 12 year old girl brought a sample from her kitchen. What do you think this is? 横浜でフォールドスコープのワークショップを開催しました。 12歳（小学6年生）の女の子が、キッチンからサンプルをもってきてくれましたよ！ これは何でしょう？ ヒントは、野菜です。 The answer is… celery! セロリ でした！ Thank you! Sayaka
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Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 08
Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more. Lets continue… Step right up Folks…. See the infamous Water bears that can survive extreme conditions… Finally one of them caught in the act too… Tardigrade in a circus act… Just look at…
Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 07
Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more. Lets continue… As I mentioned in my earlier post that we are done with the journey, in the subsequent posts I will be discussing about the methodologies to find them. NOW!!! how does…
Trout (Fish) seminiferous tubules
Seminiferous tubules are located within the testes and are the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of male gametes, namely spermatozoa. The epithelium of the tubule consists of a type of sustentacular cells known as Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule.
Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 06
Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more. Lets continue… The last place that we reached was Pangong Tso lake, at a height of about 4,350 m. 60% of the lake’s length lies in China. This lake lies in the Indo-China…
Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 05
Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more. Lets continue… After Khardung La pass we entered Nubra valley (Coldest Desert of India) Still no sign of Lichens anywhere… We’re almost reaching the end… Part 06 in the making…. For other Parts,…
Microalgae under Foldscope
Single celled microalgaeMicroalgae under foldscopeMicroalgae from differnt field of foldscopeMicroalgal cells Mixed microalgal cell under foldscope
Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 04
Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more. Lets continue… As we finished our journey in Hampta Pass, we returned back to Manali as our trip to Leh–Ladakh was about to start. The valley is one of the biggest biodiversity hotspots,…
Foldscope, Tardigrade and The Himalayas Part 03
Hey folks, here’s a post about my journey in the Himalayas with Foldscope. Follow me on Twitter and Researchgate to know more. Lets continue… Next stop was Hampta Pass (32.2703698 N 77.3465824 E; 4277 m above sea level) Next campsite was Sheagoru (32.2781109 N 77.3549425 E; 3949 m above sea level) Here ends our Journey…
Workshop on FOLDSCOPE and it’s USES on 16th July 2018at JNV PAPUMPARE, ARUNACHAL PRADESH
A workshop was organised by the Principal investigator Dr. Yumkhaibam Premabati at JNV PAPUMPARE, ARUNACHAL PRADESH. All the teachers, staff and students actively participated in the programme which comprised of assembly of foldscope, its extensive uses and hands on experience. It was a wonderful programme. Many more programmes have been organised here by Madam. Though…
PREY- PREDATOR INTERACTION BETWEEN APHIDS AND LADYBIRD BEETLE
1st instar larva (0.5-1mm in size) of ladybird beetle feeding upon Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid). The adults as well as larva of aphidophagous ladybird beetle feed extensively upon aphids and are known as their primary predators. One larva may eat about 400 medium sized aphids during its development to pupal stage. An adult may…
Foldscope utility workshop
Foldscope workshop conducted in a Nursing College of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain by the team of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Posterior Spircale of Chrysomia species
DBT Foldscope scheme “Foldscope for diagnosis of rumen acidosis and parasitic infections in cattle” Here’s a beautiful and detailed picture of the processed Posterior Spiracle of a Chrysomya larvae which was collected from an infected wound of a cow. The steps involved are: The larvae was boiled in 10% NaOH for about 5 mins and was thoroughly…