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Microscope

(Science: instrument) A piece of laboratory equipment that is used to magnify small things that are too small to be seen by the naked eye, or too small for the details to be seen by the naked eye, so that their finer details can be seen and studied.

Examples are the light (or optical) microscope, electron microscope, X-ray microscope, and acoustic microscope. Magnifier of the image of small objects; the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell.An instrument that can be used to magnify the size of an object for study purposes, and is the instrument that can be used to investigate [[microorganisms and other Biological matter more closely.


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Has anyone seen this before?

I had students doing the basic cheek-cell-under-the-microscope exercise this morning, and one student had a nucleus that was TWO nuclei - two separate stained chambers, one about 2/3 normal nucleus size, the other about 1/3. It was a surface epithelial ...

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by Darby
Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:15 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Has anyone seen this before?
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Basics for preparing bacterial cultures

Hello! I would like to prepare some bacterial cultures in petri dishes to view under the microscope. However, I've never done this before and it looks more complicated than I thought. I'm mostly confused by the different nutrient agars. I thought you could use one agar ...

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by animus
Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:11 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Basics for preparing bacterial cultures
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Animal cell nucleus shape changes

... a well-defined nucleus especially when not in cell division. So, in my opinion that statement is false. Or at least poorly defined. Under a light microscope in a native sample the nucleus may "appear" amorphous, but it is not so in reality. 1) The shape of the nucleus is always regulated, ...

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by biohazard
Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:17 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Animal cell nucleus shape changes
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problem with migration assay!?!?!

... or some call it wound assay for HCT116 cells anyhow, everything is going well with the scraching and so... but when I see the cells under the microscope I usually find lots and lots of floating cells !!! its been annoying and it might affect my results somehow hinse: I wash with PBS 2 times. ...

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by Halaqataruniversity
Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:13 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: problem with migration assay!?!?!
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Re: My Microscopes Potential in viewing life

... fast, so using a solution of methylcellulose and water can help slow them down. These solutions are usually available where microscopy stains and microscope accessories are sold. Read up on lighting the sample - there is great variation in methods for lighting, and the choice of lighting can affect ...

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by jonmoulton
Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:23 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Microscopes Potential in viewing life
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