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This will be a weekly assignment that I expect you to read, annotate, and do well on a quiz about the material. This week we’re learning about structural phylogenies and the strengths and limitations of this particular investigation.

For this article, I would like you to write a short summary (~1 page) about what the phylogenies are and why this investigation is important.

https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000621&type=printable

What part of the microscope changes the magnification levels? What is different in these parts?

Who was the first person to see and describe the microscopic components of our world?

What does the ‘size’ of light have to do with microscopes? What did we do next to help us continue to see smaller and smaller things?

What are some limitations to electron microscopy? Why is it difficult to see living organisms using this method?

Why would a chemist prefer an electron microscope over a cell biologist? (Hint: What do they study??)

Why are lenses called lenses? Where do we get their name from?

Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-microscope-1992146