Aspergillus – Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides

Aspergillus whole mount (w.m.) is the second slide in the Amscope 50PC prepared slides set. Aspergillus is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide [1]. A mold is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. In contrast, fungi that can adopt a single celled …

Cabbage – Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides

The third slide in the Amscope 50PC prepared slides is the longitudinal section of cabbage. The individual cells of the cabbage are clearly visible in the slide. Micrographs Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides This post lists all the micrographs I have done from the Amscope 50PC prepared slides.

Ascarid Egg – Amscope 50PC Prepared Slides

The first slide in the Amscope 50PC prepared slides is whole mount (w.m.) of ascarid eggs. Ascarid (Ascaris) is a parasitic worm also known as small intestinal roundworm. There are two species of Ascaris: Ascaris Lumbricoides and Ascaris Suum. Ascaris Lumbricoides affects humans and causes a disease known as Ascariasis and Ascaris Suum typically infect …

How I started with Microscopy

Pollen Colorized

I have been interested in microscopy for very long time and the recent flurry of articles (io9.com, twitter, and telegraph.co.uk) showing very nice images further fueled my interest. These images were taken using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) which can magnify objects up to 500,000 times whereas a simple light microscope can only magnify up …

SPhdThesis: A Latex template for writing PhD Thesis

SPhdThesis is a latex document class for writing PhD thesis. I developed it while writing my PhD thesis in School of Computing (SoC), National University of Singapore (NUS). By default, it adheres to the NUS Guidelines on Format of Research Thesis Submitted For Examination (Link updated on 31/05/2014). However, it is quite easy to change …