An onion peel is typically one of the first samples viewed when introduced to school-level microscopy. Here are images of an onion skin under my Foldscope. The cells are seen very distinctly and have a three-dimensional appearance.



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Onion Cells

CookerBird | Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 2:46 AM

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