Xiao Hui Lau

with a camera and a microscope

Orange-Green Cell Moons

I present you, HIV-1. The crescent green on the orange cells are indicative of a weak positive reaction of HIV on this IFA (non-commercial slides). This was part of a slide set that was prepared to teach us how to read the HIV IFA during our PHM training.

Here is an example of a more positive culture (the orange cells are uninfected background cells):

HIV IFA Positive Copyright Xiao Hui Lau 2015 crop

It’s really amazing how beautiful laboratory science can be.

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