Studying cells 2: Microscopy
- Limit of resolution of a LM is set by the wavelength of visible light: 0.4-0.7um
- Bacteria and mitochondria = 500nm
- Smaller details are obscured by the wave nature of light leading to optical diffraction
Image obtained from Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland Science, 2002
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