Chasing Clouds: Tobago — Skywatching in the Southern Caribbean - Scuba Hank NYC

This edition of Chasing Clouds features Tobago, showcasing its stunning descent and vibrant Caribbean scenery. Focusing on Speyside, renowned for birding and exceptional diving, the narrative highlights the breathtaking coastlines and coral reefs. The journey emphasizes the area's beauty, leaving anticipation for future explorations in the skies.

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Knock YOCKOW on Instagram: "🌉 撮影日: 2025年8月某日 Date: Aug. 2025 #渡月橋 #TogetsukyoBridge #TogetsuBridge #桂川 #KatsuragawaRiver #KatsuraRiver #日本 #京都 #嵐山 #Japan #Kyoto #Arashiyama #積雲 #雄大雲 #cumulus #congestus #clouds #My_EOS_Photo Camera: Canon EOS R6 Lens: RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM"

1 likes, 0 comments - yockow on September 28, 2025: "🌉 撮影日: 2025年8月某日 Date: Aug. 2025 #渡月橋 #TogetsukyoBridge #TogetsuBridge #桂川 #KatsuragawaRiver #KatsuraRiver #日本 #京都 #嵐山 #Japan #Kyoto #Arashiyama #積雲 #雄大雲 #cumulus #congestus #clouds #My_EOS_Photo Camera: Canon EOS R6 Lens: RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM".

Howard G. Smith MD, AM on Instagram: "Vibrating Human Eggs For IVF When a woman’s eggs are harvested from her ovaries in preparation for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), they are covered by so-called cumulus cells. These cells must be removed after IVF and before ICSI in order to obtain viable fertilized eggs for implantation. The traditional method for cumulus removal, CR, involves vortexing using manual pipetting. This process often damages some of the eggs, the oocytes. Enter biologists at Cornell University with a microfluidic chip through which eggs can pass and be cleansed of cumulus cells with vibration-induced flow. The chip has a spiral array of micro-pillars that separate the smaller cumulus cells from the larger oocytes and flush them out of the chip. Pre-clinical studies using a mouse model showed the process to be fast, efficient, and gentle for the eggs. As many as 23 oocytes were simultaneously cleaned successfully with the potential for fertilization and embryo initiation similar to those for manual pipette cleaning. Hopefully, after this method undergoes additional testing, it will be ready for the clinic……someday soon. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/lc/d5lc00414d #oocytes #cumulus #ivf #icsi #microchip #cleansing"

0 likes, 0 comments - drhowardsmithreports on September 18, 2025: "Vibrating Human Eggs For IVF When a woman’s eggs are harvested from her ovaries in preparation for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), they are covered by so-called cumulus cells. These cells must be removed after IVF and before ICSI in order to obtain viable fertilized eggs for implantation. The traditional method for cumulus removal, CR, involves vortexing using manual pipetting. This process often damages some of the eggs, the oocytes. Enter biologists at Cornell University with a microfluidic chip through which eggs can pass and be cleansed of cumulus cells with vibration-induced flow. The chip has a spiral array of micro-pillars that separate the smaller cumulus cells from the larger oocytes and flush them out of the chip. Pre-clinical studies using a mouse model showed the process to be fast, efficient, and gentle for the eggs. As many as 23 oocytes were simultaneously cleaned successfully with the potential for fertilization and embryo initiation similar to those for manual pipette cleaning. Hopefully, after this method undergoes additional testing, it will be ready for the clinic……someday soon. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/lc/d5lc00414d #oocytes #cumulus #ivf #icsi #microchip #cleansing".