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User Guide

Learn to contribute with your microscopic observations

1. Upload your content

Prepare your images or videos and make sure you have all the required technical and scientific information.

Minimum required information
  • Multimedia
  • Sampling location
  • Sampling date

With this information, our experts will classify your samples and add them to the catalog to contribute to the scientific community.

2. Explore the catalog and expert‑curated collections

Go to Explore and use the filters to browse and find what you’re looking for. We have a powerful search engine backed by a database built and nurtured over the years.

3. Connect with the scientific community

In every contribution you’ll find a space for conversations that arise from your and others’ inputs. Use this valuable tool while respecting community rules to foster a constructive dialogue, mutual understanding and a positive environment.