I saw an interview with a doctor who started an amateur investigation into these black worms. She invested in a high powered microscope and sent the video to a microbiologist who she stated believes them to be a kind a flat worm. I don't have a link to hand but I'm sure if you do a quick dig it will present itself.
I haven't used one those masks and won't be using one in the future so I have no skin in this game but I found the video interesting nonetheless. She does seem a little over emotional about her findings but its kind of understandable if this is a real phenomenon
She invested in a high powered microscope and sent the video to a microbiologist who she stated believes them to be a kind a flat worm.
That microbiologist should have tried to reproduce the findings rather than make assumptions on the video provided. If he believes them to be some sort of flatworm, then it is imperative he do his own investigation to back up or discredit the doctor's video. Science involves rigor and practical testing/experimentation. Video analysis should be left to those in forensics if the video was obtained in a proper scientific method or process. Without evidence that the video was produced in a controlled and scientific manner, one cannot take the video on faith that there was not error or contamination or deception brought in by the video maker. This is why independent reproducibility is important in science.
I imagine the microbiologist is investigating it in a more rigorous manner if they feel it is warranted. The doctor who did the initial work made every attempt to ensure clinical rigor in a home setting. I believe she said she would be doing more follow up work but it hasn't passed my radar currently. Its moderately interesting but not a huge deal to me personally
Thanks for the info. If you find out more about this, please post it to Poal. I would like to see what the microbiologist finds.
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