How to See Really Tiny Things Without Killing Them

Head to to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. Where would biology be without microscopes? But for a long time, in order to see the smallest bits of life, that life had to be dead. Then along came Atomic Force Microscopy, which let us observe things like DNA and proteins moving around in real time. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: TikTok: @scishow Twitter: Instagram: : #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: ~kulesza/wp-content/uploads/ Image Sources: :AFM-IR_&_s‑ : of waves&adppopup=true 400 nanometer&adppopup=true : : : : :Активный_тромбоцит.png : : :AFM_(used)_cantilever_in_Scanning_Electron_Microscope,