Can someone please tell me what it is and if it's harmful or not?
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What is this I found?
Started by TheLivingTree, Jan 10 2012 05:47 PM
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 05:47 PM
I was looking at a blood sample under my microscope when I came across this:
Can someone please tell me what it is and if it's harmful or not?
Can someone please tell me what it is and if it's harmful or not?
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 07:34 AM
Does it move? If not, it appears to me a piece of fiber.
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 07:39 AM
It didn't move so that's probably what it is.
Thanks!
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 02:25 PM
A very large chromosome ;0
It is a few hundred times the size of a red blood cell, so it is unlikely to have been present in the blood when it was sampled (though there are a few trypanosomes that could pass through a needle, but they are still a lot smaller than this), thus it is unlikely to be harmful.
It is a few hundred times the size of a red blood cell, so it is unlikely to have been present in the blood when it was sampled (though there are a few trypanosomes that could pass through a needle, but they are still a lot smaller than this), thus it is unlikely to be harmful.
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 11:29 AM
Thanks for the response. 
