Volume 2, Number 7, July 2012
Microbehunter (July 2012) (1169)

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At this point I would also like to encourage all readers to participate by writing articles (short and long). Read the submissions page for more information.

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Contents

Microscopy Meets Gamma Spectroscopy
Modern day alchemy: Converting Al into P.
Tom Watson

A Resourceful Flagellate’s Summertime Survival in our Garden Bird Bath
The heat of summer makes survival in the bird bath a challenge.
Charles E. Guevara

How I started Microscopy
Here is a short article documenting some of the specimens that are suitable for beginners.
Oliver Sherwood

Bird Feathers Up Close
Bird feathers are surprisingly complex structures. And quite beautiful too.
Oliver Kim

Desmids: Staurastrum aculeatum
Mike Guwak

Gallery
Images by Daniel Holloway, Michael Race, Luca Monzo, Paul Seage, and Manfred Rath.

Human Cultured Immortilized Fibroblasts
These human embryonic fibroblast cells can be grown indefinitely in laboratory conditions.
Stanislav Antonov

Experimenting with Oblique Illumination
Filters and patch stops can be made by printing them on overhead transparency foil.
Oliver Kim