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by bsat6815
Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:38 am
Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
Topic: Slide Prep Techniques for Nematodes
Replies: 4
Views: 2260

Re: Slide Prep Techniques for Nematodes

Thanks for the pointers, Bob. Bolognese sauce it is then, for the "universal stain." :)
by bsat6815
Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:41 am
Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
Topic: Slide Prep Techniques for Nematodes
Replies: 4
Views: 2260

Slide Prep Techniques for Nematodes

Hi all, I would be grateful for guidance as to technique for fixing, staining and mounting nematodes such as Ascaris (larvae and ova) and filarials such as Dilofilaria (heart worm) and Strongyloides (threadworm?). These structures are on the order of 100-800 microns long. Without being fixed, the sp...
by bsat6815
Wed Nov 18, 2020 1:34 am
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Eyepiece for Smartphone Camera Mount
Replies: 5
Views: 2684

Re: Eyepiece for Smartphone Camera Mount

Thanks Greg. I can see from my experiments with x10 vs x25 eyepieces that x10 provides the proper size field of view on the smartphone screen. I just wondered, since I will be ordering a x10 eyepiece, whether any old x10 with a 23 mm barrel will do or whether I should be looking for some brand, type...
by bsat6815
Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:30 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Eyepiece for Smartphone Camera Mount
Replies: 5
Views: 2684

Eyepiece for Smartphone Camera Mount

Hi all, I am just getting started with a Swift SW380T trinocular compound scope and Swift SPA-E28 smartphone adapter. I kinda didn't realize when I ordered that I also needed an eyepiece to mount on the trinocular eyepiece adapter, in addition to the smartphone adapter to enable use of my smartphone...
by bsat6815
Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:22 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Oliver's Excellent Podcast on "What is Life"
Replies: 0
Views: 1680

Oliver's Excellent Podcast on "What is Life"

45-50 years ago I was taught in college biology that a living thing was any carbon chemistry-based structure capable of cellular-level respiration. What's wrong with that old definition? Of course, discovery of extraterrestial life might require a relaxation of some constraints of the aforesaid defi...