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If they're 1-2mm long, surely they should be visible with the naked eye if you look closely?
by hugh3 16y ago
If they're 1-2mm long, surely they should be visible with the naked eye if you look closely?
- hartror 16y agoThey're also transparent, the image uses stained samples. An aside about staining, the dyes created for the textiles industry during the industrial revolution had the neat side effect of advancing biology greatly. As each dye binds to different things in a cell it allows scientists to glimpse the inner workings of the cell.
- pbhjpbhj 16y agoYou'd still see [the effects of] a 2mm something swimming in your glass of water if it was 100% transparent. Reflection, refraction, wake ...