Hi Folks - I am sure many of us have seen microbes lit up like Christmas trees under polarized light, often Ciliates. For example I took this snap this morning of a Paramecium (sorry for the glare!) -
This article provides some fascinating insights into why this occurs.
After reading this I suspect my Paramecium was very well nourished? Hope you find it as interesting as I did.
Martin
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Biocrystallization
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Biocrystallization
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Thanks for the article. Cool image by the way!
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This is all news to me.
Thanks.
-Dennis
Thanks.
-Dennis