#mallomonas

[adelicateculturecell]

“And as a result, both techniques enhance contrast and let us see parts of the microcosmos that might be invisible with regular brightfield microscopy. But phase contrast microscopy and DIC shift and work with light in different ways to accomplish this goal.”

Journey to the Microcosmos- We Upgraded Our Microscope!

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

[adelicateculturecell]

“Those differences in how the mallomonas look are due to a type of microscopy called “Differential Interference Contrast” or DIC.” 

Journey to the Microcosmos- We Upgraded Our Microscope!

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

Bacteria & Flagellates 630x, Cosmarium 630x, Rotifers 200x, Ciliate 630x, Stentor 630x, Mallomonas 630x

[adelicateculturecell]

Brightfield Microscopy (left) & Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy (Right)

Journey to the Microcosmos- We Upgraded Our Microscope!

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

Mallomonas 600x, Bacteria, ciliates & Oscillatoria 630x, Hydra with endosymbiotic algae 400x, Amoeba 630x, Synura 100x, Cymatopleura 630x

[adelicateculturecell]

“[T]he Zeiss engineer took 3.5 hours to put all the pieces together together and set everything up. But from there, well, it was all on James to observe what he could and experiment with his new microscope.”

Journey to the Microcosmos- We Upgraded Our Microscope!

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

Rotifer 630x, Amoeba 630x, Amoeba 200x, Ciliates on a drying slide 630x, Mallomonas 630x, Pediastrum 630x

[adelicateculturecell]

“When James, our master microscopes, saw them for the first time, he got a little emotional because, to quote him directly, “the thing I know so well, was looking so so much different than usual.”

Journey to the Microcosmos- We Upgraded Our Microscope!

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

[linski666]

Mallomonas

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