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 Back in 2019, there was no way to get a foldscope from Bangladesh as a common individual. I was fascinated about this wanderful thing. So, I took the design from the academic paper written on flodscope and started to make one. Even, I made my my own lens from the scratch.
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    My very own foldscope
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    Making the lens
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    Cells of onion
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    Some fungi grown on potato
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    Projection of peperomia leaf cells
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A DIY Foldscope

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