Death of a single-celled organism

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[u/telperos → u/[deleted]]

When something gets to the electron microscope it’s already dead from the required steps to prepare a sample for observation under said high-precision instrument.

[u/Alt-001 → u/[deleted]]

In the case of an electron microscope, they are dead before they are scanned. The electrons need a conductive surface with a charge to attract them to generate the image. Samples are sputter coated, where metal vapor is deposited on it. The electron beam also needs a hard vacuum, so that would kill anything living even if it were to get in.

[u/IcyEngineering4014 → u/Alt-001]

per google "metal coating isn't because electrons need a "conductive surface to attract them." Rather, conductivity allows the specimen to drain away the electrons deposited by the beam, preventing electrostatic charging that would distort the image."

[u/Alt-001 → u/IcyEngineering4014]

Correct! That is a more accurate way to describe it.

[u/Gwen_The_Destroyer → u/Alt-001]

This whole chain feels like bots and people using bots

[u/Alt-001 → u/Gwen_The_Destroyer]

haha I worked in a lab for six years and a scanning electron microscope was one of the pieces of equipment I used. Otherwise I wouldn't know any of this.

[u/rayzerrayzerray → u/[deleted]]

Now we have a mystery an earlier comment said it was killed by hydrogen peroxide. So who Is right?

[u/Frau_Nonny_Mouse_ → u/[deleted]]

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