The core idea: Capture focusing action as a video clip
The core idea: Capture focusing action as a video clip
Many uses for research of fragile microscopic specimens
When do I catch up with technology (and part with my savings)?
Video capture is ready, affordable and relatively reliable
Mid-price solution: manual focus and analog capture on DIC scope
Unusual parts on the microscope
Unusual parts for the
desktop
computer
More expensive and more standardized solution: motorized focus and digital capture
Next step: robotic microscope, HDV camcorders?
Capture morphology of live nematodes before PCR
Capture morphology of live nematodes before PCR
Works with other meiofauna too
Our preferred barcode in nematodes: D2D3
Example: inventory of marine nematodes from Gulf of California
Attempted integration with ecological studies: vernal pools
Attempted integration with ecological studies: vernal pools
Online database for depositing clips and sequences: www.nematol.unh
Philosophy: maximize retrievable data per specimen
Wider perspective: discovery process needs multiple strategies
Wider perspective: emergent network of databases and projects