Microscopy

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Anything related to things that are too small to see them with the eye, and the tools used to observe them.

This space is quite general in scope - microscopes, microbiology, small component electronics, questions about buying optical components, etc.

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This one just shot out of me. Idk how it happened so fast. I've gotta slow down at some point. I was really excited to show y'all my first attempt at darkfield.

Here's some pics to show how I did it.

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Thanks for the support last time. Idk how quick I'll make these, so if ya feel I'm clogging your feed tell me. I'll post less.

Edit: also does anyone know if the rotifer is pooping or laying an egg or what at 5:51 in the video?

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A video of a "giant" single-celled organism eating a rotifer!

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Breakthrough here is the ability to image embryos comprised of living cells as opposed to post-mortem embryos.

original doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.06.003

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Next project. :)

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