#ThinSectionThursday A complex bit of Earth's mantle brought to the surface by a kimberlite (strictly, an orangeite) from Finsch mine, South Africa. The stand-out clear (black) grain is pyrope garnet. Most of the clear (bright coloured) grains are olivine. The pale brown (rainbow) rim around the pyrope is phlogopite mica, formed by a process called metasomatism. These rocks contain diamonds, but none visible here! See ALT text for more info... #Geology#Mantle#Xenolith#Diamond#Microscopy
@napari (a @NumFOCUS sponsored project) is a package I didn't know I needed, but which I can't live without anymore.
Super useful to visualize N-dimensional microscopy images (x, y, z, t, channel, scene).
I use it as a standalone viewer to visualize microscope images, but also during debugging, napari.imshow(image_array) spawns the viewer and this is so much more convenient than matplotlib!
There seems to be a healthy ecosystem of plugins too :)
#ThinSectionThursday A gloriously vivid eclogite-facies rock from the Eastern Glenelg gneisses. First image is between crossed polars, with large bright flakes of muscovite mica, with grey quartz +feldspar, plus a zoned yellow-to-purple crystal of epidote in the centre of the view. Second image is same, in plane polarized light. Field of view about 2mm wide. #Geology#Metamorphic#Microscopy
Hi folks, poking out from still-ongoing social media hiatus (grant fiscal cliff year! Send positive 💰vibes) to share a couple fun things we've been working on. Can't wait to engage more fully soon, but here's what's going on in the meantime! (1/3)
First, from me - an invited short review in Journal of #Microscopy about general strategies to how you actually sit down and solve image analysis #bioimageanalysis problems efficiently and effectively. One of my favorite things I've ever written! Hope it helps. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13288 (2/3)
#AdaptiveOptics (AO) was developed to wipe out atmospheric aberrations from astronomical observations. The same technique is now being used in #microscopy to illuminate biological specimens.
Microscopic dendrites of sodium hydrogencarbonate a.k.a. baking soda, viewed under a do-it-yourself smartphone-based microscope 🔬 in reflected white light.
#ThinSectionThursday Nice cross-twinned plagioclase crystals in this Palaeogene basalt from Allt na Coille Mor, near Ben More, on Mull. Plane polarized light, crossed polars, and sensitive tint illumination. Field of view 2mm wide. #Geology#Feldspar#Basalt#Microscopy#Rocks
Are you doing cell biology or biomedical research? Light microscopy-based imaging? If a facility for (multiplexed) imaging would pop up in your department, what would be your expectations and wishes for it? If you (would) run one, what is crucial?
I’ve applied for a (multiplexed) imaging facility manager job and would like to collect a few use scenarios (think tools, training, data analysis) to prepare for the interview. #CellBiology#Microscopy#Imaging#Biology#LightMicroscopy#Science
TIL; Discovered in 2002, #Osedax, or "bone-eating worms," are deep-sea annelids thriving on vertebrate bones. Their unique adaptation involves symbiotic gut bacteria, including Oceanospirillales, within specialised root-like structures aiding decomposition. These bacteria play a crucial role in breaking down bone matter, showcasing intricate microbial partnerships vital for survival.
Cuckoo wasp standing on a flower
Sherif Abdallah Ahmed
Tanta University, Egypt.
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They look nice enough, they even have reduced stingers. Though that’s because they don’t need to defend a nest like other wasps. Their strategy revolves around parasitizing the nests of other solitary insects. #wasps#insects#nature#microscopy#biology#ecology#photo#wildlife