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Microscopic

Microscopic

1. Of extremely small size, visible only by the aid of the microscope.

2. Pertaining or relating to a microscope or to microscopy.


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Help Please

... a kiwi in the lab, and determine that 100 ml of raw, unprocessed tissue yield 20 ml of DNA extract with a DNA concentration of 400 ng/µl. From microscopic observations you estimate that each cell occupies a volume of (20 µm)3. From this data, estimate the number of nucleotides per cell, each ...

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by pompeyd
Sat Sep 29, 2012 1:08 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Help Please
Replies: 1
Views: 502

Action Potential

... exactly what number 7 is asking, but the cell membrane potential (with respect to the inside of the cell) would become more negative as read on a microscopic voltmeter. If I understand it as talking about the cell membrane potential then number 7 would be correct.

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by tmbirkhead
Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:31 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Action Potential
Replies: 5
Views: 4374

Amoeba, Paramecium, Diatom

... they give energy and oxygen production. Amoebas are found in fresh or salt water, damp soil. They are heterotrophic I think feed on other microscopic organisms like algae and ciliates. These are ingested into the cell by pseudopodia or false feet, they surround the prey and trap it in ...

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by Ayeshaa
Thu May 10, 2012 3:14 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Amoeba, Paramecium, Diatom
Replies: 0
Views: 2927

Amoeba, Paramecium, Diatom

... they give energy and oxygen production. Amoebas are found in fresh or salt water, damp soil. They are heterotrophic I think feed on other microscopic organisms like algae and ciliates. These are ingested into the cell by pseudopodia or false feet, they surround the prey and trap it in ...

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by Ayeshaa
Tue May 08, 2012 2:31 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Amoeba, Paramecium, Diatom
Replies: 0
Views: 2518

The Primal/Paleo Diet? Or the Parasite Diet?

... future since this meme is gaining ground online. Then again, maybe not. Too many parasite tests give false negative results. Especially those microscopic wet mount scans. Here's how that goes, for those readers that don't work in Parasitology. You get a stool specimen in from patient Fred. ...

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by Wallyanna
Tue May 08, 2012 12:09 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Primal/Paleo Diet? Or the Parasite Diet?
Replies: 3
Views: 1334
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