Cytoplasmic Streaming in Water Lily Petal

[nagualdesign]

Nice vid ;-J

I'm sure I once saw a microscope video showing real-time microtubule polymerization. I don't suppose you could film that for YouTube?

[thesoundofscience]

There definitely are such videos ... I'll see what I can do in the next few months :)

[AshMashMash]

Very nice. So, did you make all your vids yourself? If so, how?

[thesoundofscience]

Yes, all the videos are made by me. How? That can get complicated - is video microscopy a good answer? In this case, I literally just took a Water Lily petal, squished it between two cover-slips and looked at it at 100X on a good microscope.

[AshMashMash]

Cool. Have you got one of those electronic microscopes that attach to computers then?

[thesoundofscience]

Yes, it's a research grade scope, I get paid to run other kinds of experiments with it, but this kind of stuff is fun during the down time. You can see very cool stuff with a fairly simple scope too, just get some mirky pond water, and look at 10 or 20X.

[AshMashMash]

Yeh. I think I might buy one of those USB microscopes, if I can find one at the right price. My laptops being mended at the mo though, so I'll have to wait...