Ali Kight

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 Second image obtained from
 
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 https://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/Themenseiten/enKoerperbau.html.
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 See if you can identify what parts of the beetle are in the foldscope image! This guy was captured at Lake Lagunita on Stanford University’s Campus. If you know the species of the beetle, please let us know.


 The scale bar was estimated by calibrating the foldscope using manually delineated 1 mm lines and measuring that distance in the image reference frame.

Beetle Anatomy

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 This is a magnified image of an extracted blackhead. My roommate’s boyfriend was sitting in front of the mirror popping his pimples. We were excited to investigate what these ubiquitous follicle invaders looked like close-up. Thank you to Joe for the sample!


 The scale bar was estimated by calibrating the foldscope using manually delineated 1 mm lines and measuring that distance in the image reference frame.

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 The blackhead’s origin
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Extracted Comedone

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 Above is a foldscope image of a vulvovaginal sample collected from a human subject (with written consent to share publicly). Vaginal health is an important part of a woman’s overall health. Imbalances in vaginal health can have serious consequences, including but not limited to infertility and viral infections. Common vaginal health problems include sexually transmitted diseases, bacterial infections, yeast infections, and more. Monitoring vaginal health through swab analysis is a common method for gynecologists to evaluate a patient’s vaginal health. Regular visits to the gynecologist can help prevent vaginal health problems.

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 The foldscope sample was taken from the inside of the labia minora.
 
 The scale bar was estimated by calibrating the foldscope using manually delineated 1 mm lines and measuring that distance in the image reference frame.


 What do you think the sample should look like? Is this person healthy?

Ali Kight

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Beetle Anatomy

Extracted Comedone

Vulvovaginal Swab

Locations

Statistics

Type of Sample

Foldscope Lens Magnification