Journey to the Microcosmos (季节 3)

We Upgraded Our Microscope! (集 1)

播出日期: 2020-08-10

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Differential interference contrast is not a microscope, but rather a method that enhances contrast, and thanks to our new microscope we are able to share some amazing DIC images with you!

How Do Microorganisms Poop? (集 2)

播出日期: 2020-08-17

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Everybody poops, but how does one poop when one does not have a butthole?

Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes (集 3)

播出日期: 2020-08-24

运行时间: 10 min

Our Paramecia Are Infected (集 4)

播出日期: 2020-08-31

运行时间: 10 min

概述: We recently discovered some Holospora infecting one of our Paramecium samples. How does that happen? How does the Holospora get in there? And how are they so successful at infecting?

Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators (集 5)

播出日期: 2020-09-07

运行时间: 10 min

The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes (集 6)

播出日期: 2020-09-14

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Arthrobotrys is a genus of fungi that not only kills nematodes, but it also sets traps in order to catch them!

Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate (集 7)

播出日期: 2020-09-21

运行时间: 10 min

概述: On the surface, Ophyroglena seems like it should be pretty easy to identify, but it all depends on which stage of life it's currently in.

Can Microbes See Without Eyes? (集 8)

播出日期: 2020-09-29

运行时间: 10 min

Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist? (集 9)

播出日期: 2020-10-05

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Are you immortal if you never age? Defying death is not as clear-cut as it might initially seem. What we define as immortality depends a bit on what you think it means to die.

Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller (集 10)

播出日期: 2020-10-12

运行时间: 10 min

Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter (集 11)

播出日期: 2020-11-02

运行时间: 10 min

Some Water Bears Live on Land (集 12)

播出日期: 2020-11-09

运行时间: 10 min

The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba (集 13)

播出日期: 2020-11-16

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Today we're exploring the intriguing Ouramoeba vorax. Or wait... is it Amoebophilus simplex? Let's figure that out together by diving into some history!

This Ciliate Is About to Die (集 14)

播出日期: 2020-11-23

运行时间: 10 min

概述: It's time to explore a big question while we watch a ciliate go through its last moments.

Strange Stentor Stories (集 15)

播出日期: 2020-11-30

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Our giant Stentor friends are back with more strange stories about these mysterious giants!

The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates (集 16)

播出日期: 2020-12-08

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Alfred Kahl only spent a decade in the world of the microcosmos, but in that time he discovered more ciliates than anyone else ever has!

How Did Multicellularity Evolve? (集 17)

播出日期: 2020-12-14

运行时间: 10 min

Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine (集 18)

播出日期: 2020-12-21

运行时间: 10 min

概述: It may not be the super rare tentacled ciliate we were looking for, but it's still a really cool super rare tentacled ciliate!

Foraminifera: Hard on The Outside, Squishy on the Inside (集 19)

播出日期: 2020-12-28

运行时间: 10 min

概述: We're going fossil hunting for Foraminifera! From beaches, to the ocean floor, to the foundation of the Egyptian pyramids, Forams are everywhere!

Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes? (集 20)

播出日期: 2021-01-04

运行时间: 10 min

概述: Bacterial flagella are very hard to spot in our footage, but we see evidence of them in almost every single one of our videos. The question is, how do they work, and are they different from the other flagella we've discussed?

Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut (集 21)

播出日期: 2021-01-12

运行时间: 10 min

Moss & Lichen: Which One Is Actually a Plant? (集 22)

播出日期: 2021-01-18

运行时间: 10 min

Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates (集 23)

播出日期: 2021-01-25

运行时间: 10 min

Pelomyxa: The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet (集 24)

播出日期: 2021-02-01

运行时间: 10 min