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Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik working with the FlowCytobot.

Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik working with the FlowCytobot.
Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik working with the FlowCytobot.
Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik working with the FlowCytobot.
Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik working with the FlowCytobot.
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Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik working with the FlowCytobot.
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03/27/2008
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Image of The Day caption:
WHOI biologists Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik examine plankton-filled water samples on a prototype version of the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) in Olson's Woods Hole laboratory. The Cytobot, which is automated and submersible, counts microscopic plants in the water and photographs them. The images and data are relayed by cable to a shore-based laboratory, where specially developed software classifies the plankton into taxonomic groups. The instrument was recently used to detect a bloom of harmful marine algae (Dinophysis acuminata) in the Gulf of Mexico and prevent human consumption of tainted shellfish.
Annual Report caption:
WHOI biologists Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik examine plankton-filled water samples on a prototype of the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) in Olson's laboratory. The Cytobot, which is automated and submersible, counts and photographs microscopic plants in the water. The images and data are relayed by cable to a shore-based laboratory, where specially developed software classifies the plankton into taxonomic groups.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 46, No. 3, Pg. 6:
WHOI biologists Rob Olson and Heidi Sosik developed the Imaging FlowCytobot as a basic research tool, but they are now helping to design and build a version for commercial use.
Photo by Tom Kleindinst
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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