When father-son duo Hans and Zacharias Janssen invented the first so-called compound microscope in the late 16th century, they probably didn’t understand the extent to which it would fuel modern science, or how future scientists would expand upon it. The lens-based magnification of the compound microscope is still very much the basis of the technology, but the depth at which researchers are now able to image—inclusive of live cells—is staggering. No matter the year, or century for that matter, microscopy is a workhorse technique in the laboratory. Let’s review a few microscopy best practices to keep your technique up-to-par.
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