I've just started microscopy with a Swift 280. I Took this video of some filamentous algae [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2BF_5mSdAA[/youtube] Can anyone tell me what the organelles are that are moving so fast, and why are they moving so fast?
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can anyone tell me what is happening with algae cell?
Re: can anyone tell me what is happening with algae cell?
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You don't mention the magnification, so it is hard to say. I would go with either speeded-up video or Brownian motion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_motion
You don't mention the magnification, so it is hard to say. I would go with either speeded-up video or Brownian motion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_motion
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Re: can anyone tell me what is happening with algae cell?
It might be contamination from motile bacteria. We often see this kind on motion in our plankton samples after they have aged for a few days. Cytoplasmic streaming of organelles within plant cells tends to be more orderly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4kkQvKsNzw.