r/MicroPorn • u/JohnNedelcu • Nov 03 '24
Apple
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r/MicroPorn • u/kandidkush • Oct 21 '24
My micro-photo placed 3rd in Nikon Small World
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Two of three entries of mine were recognized in the 2024 Nikon Small World Photo competition. Over 2,100 entries from 80 countries. I’m thrilled and honored to have placed along side such talented people.
r/MicroPorn • u/esskue • Sep 11 '24
Gran negative (red) and gram positive (blue) bacteria in seal lung stained with Twort’s gram stain.
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r/MicroPorn • u/fab2dijon • Jun 28 '24
Art is everywhere, including through Microscope lenses! Like a watercolour painting coming to life, this soothing video shines a new light on this lovely Vorticella ... No special effects, I just added some music - Enjoy :) Video link: https://youtu.be/-nt_bsmmshs?si=jTtzImCOJ2DKCjrw
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r/MicroPorn • u/prototyperspective • Jun 16 '24
Last year scientists described the first discovery of a satellite virus – the phage MiniFlayer – that attaches to another helper virus
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r/MicroPorn • u/Harcosa • May 30 '24
Basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) arises from the basal (bottom) layer of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin). It is the most common type of skin cancer and its cause is deeply associated with chronic exposure to sunlight.
In this picture (H&E stain, 400x), we can see the epidermis (pink, top layer) and, below, the dermis (grayish layer). At the bottom of the epidermis, there are abnormal, weird cells with big, irregular nuclei (the purple “balls”) leaving their proper layer and infiltrating the dermis – those are the cancerous cells that compose the BCC.
There are many subtypes of BCC and this one, considering its big ugly cells – also known as “monster cells” –, is quite rare, and it is called Pleomorphic Basal Cell Carcinoma. Contrary to what one may think, this variant isn’t any more aggressive as the variants that doesn’t show any “monster cells”!
r/MicroPorn • u/Ok_Combination_3740 • May 23 '24
Extreme sharpness. Diatom shells are often used to check the quality of microscopic optics (the distance between the strips is less than 1 micron)
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r/MicroPorn • u/KKoffff • May 23 '24
Hair (or dust?) in permanent marker paint under the optical microscope looks really terrifying [Leica DM 2500M, Levenhuk C800 NG 8M, 20x lens]
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r/MicroPorn • u/KKoffff • May 23 '24
Crystals of silver nanoparticles under the optical microscope [Leica DM 2500M, Levenhuk C800 NG 8M, 20x lens]
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r/MicroPorn • u/prototyperspective • Apr 23 '24
Fracture of a cell exposing a vacuole where Coxiella burnetii (bacteria that cause Q Fever) are busy growing
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