Alice Ballard-Rossiter

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<p>
 I examined a skin pore sebum extraction up close using my foldscope to see how the sebum moulds to the shape of the pore and gives an external “clogged” appearance
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Skin Pore Extraction

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 Here’s a photo of one of the flowers on my campus that has started blooming and (I think) causing pesky allergies to act up – the large yellow spore flies into the wind and goes through your nose, but I also think the tiny specs could contribute to irritation.
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Alice Ballard-Rossiter

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