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Uploaded by on Mar 16, 2010

An obscure ciliated protozoa meets its maker, falls apart, disintegrates... We'd like to say that no living organisms were harmed in the making of this video, but alas, this one gave its life for science.
Recorded at the 2009 ASB meeting with commentary by leading biologists (who shall remain anonymous). Equipment consisted of a Meiji MT5000L compound brightfield microscope, Sony HD camcorder, and Martin MM99 adapter. Visit www.martinmicroscope.com.

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  • This was just brightfield with LED illumination and iris diaphragm stopped down appropriately. The clarity of the video is due to the HD camera and adapter. The microscope is also good quality, but nothing particularly special - standard Plan Achromat objectives. Thanks for the comment.

  • The detail available in this video is remarkable, especially how clearly the cilia are visible. Is this straight brightfield LED illumination, or is something further being used to better create contrast?

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