Case of the Week 665

This week ' s case was made possible by BEI Resources and theNIH-NIAID Filariasis Research Reagent Resource (FR3) Center. They provided the materials and excellent instructions for this special experiment:These black elliptical objects measure ~550-600 micrometers long, and came dried on a piece of paper towel. I added a strip of the paper towel to a Petri dish containing distilled water and waited about 30 minutes for the action to start. Here is what happened:Here are some still shots of the action:What are these objects??Special thanks to Dr. Shelly Michalski and Teagan at the FR3 for providing the materials for this special experiment!
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