I love episodes like this one that give more information on specific microbe species. Expanding knowledge of show regulars as well as spotlight episodes on individual microbes are definitely my favourite!
Hello there! I loved this video exploring the wonderous nature of these little diatoms, and even their role in our day-to-day lives. But one thing I am particularly grateful for is your citation of sources at the end of each video (you can bet that I'll be checking them out! haha). Each video shows real dedication and as a fellow lover of science, I can't get enough of it! Thank you, Journey to the Microcosmos, and I look forward to more videos in the future.
Considering I barely understand the small things im looking at. I'm almost more amazed at the even smaller things wiggling around them. What a great channel!
Oh it just means you can use any color of mana to pay for its mana cost. Edit: They changed the title of the video. It used to be "Why some Diatoms are Colorless"
Ah, the phytoplankton that made my master's thesis such a pain in the ass... I performed phytoplankton counts on 120 samples, and they were preserved with Lugols solution, so the dye made counting even more annoying... the question came to "this frustule has nothing in it, do I count it or not?" I still have no faith in my counts, I have a lot of confidence in the statistical analysis.
@@ArawnOfAnnwn because they were living before they were preserved, lol. The preservative kills them, but I had to count anything that was living when it was preserved.
You do it every time and it's why I am inspired by you. You mail the topic and why it's important in as few words as possible but with as much meaning as necessary.
most of the organisms at 0:27 are green algae not diatoms. For example the 4 cells clustered together with the little tails on each corner are from the genus Desmodesmus
The Eurasian honeybee (Apis mellifera) does not belong on New Zealand, and compete for nectar resources with the native bee (and other pollinators) of the isles own extremely unique fauna. And no, it's not as simple as "but the honey bees makes more flowers for all of them" it just does not work out like that. It's not good for the native plants either, which has co-evolved to be pollinated by native species, honeybees are often poor pollinators. Bees all over the world are threatened, the domesticated honeybee is not. The honeybee industry might be in trouble, but that is a classic mono-culture problem.
This was a good one to think on. We are not aliens on this planet, this is our home and is as beautiful as it is deadly and very much it is wanting to devour you eventually.
I just thought about how one gets a water sample from far away to a microbiologist while keeping the specimen within tolerable ranges of oxygen and pH, temp etc. Frozen is probably the best way to preserve the concentrations of microbes as it was in the ocean as in this case. However there are probably organisms that wouldn’t tolerate that. Do we just accept that risk?
How would one go about pursuing a career doing something like this? What kind of education/ experience would be needed? I’ve been interested in microorganisms and microscopes in general for a while now, just curious!
5:56 isn't it wrong to think of it as something sparking diatoms losing their ability to photosynthesize? Isn't it simply that defects happen, and some diatoms with the defect of not being able to photosynthesize survived and thrived?
I just watched the dumbest video on the Super Bowl Taylor Swift conspiracy, I swear I lost brain cells 😂 right now Hank sounds like an enlightened master 🧘
Surely there are a lot of scientists starting to use computer vision and AI/ML to scan more microcosmos much more broadly and frequently. I wonder what rare or unrecognized creatures are being seen.
AI is not yet good enough to reliably distinguish microorganisms based on morphology alone. It's really good at interpreting patterns in DNA and RNA of samples though, but that requires deliberate human collection of samples.
I think this video got a little too philosophical and didn't really get around to actually answering the question the title poses. These are diatoms that have given up photosynthesis. Okay, but why? What do they do instead? How long have they been like this?
The video did state that they live in very nutrient rich envoronments like the surface of decaying seaweed where they can just suck up any food they need. No point in going to the bother of photosynthesising.
@@pattheplanter This is what I'm talking about. Yes, they gave up photosynthesis: why? What nutrients are they getting from organic decay? Why is that better than photosynthesis? The video also mentioned this was wastewater! You'd think that means toxins, chemicals, etc. How does organic decay trump photosynthesis in the presence of these other harmful chemicals? It is like the video is uninterested in any of these questions which would actually be informative.
@@daniell1483 They did not go into detailed discussion of them but they covered every aspect of that, in a very short time. The Baltic Sea has been getting lots of nutrients from wastewater, so it has an overgrowth of algae. The main nutrients made by photosynthesis are sugars. Decaying algae release a lot of sugars and other carbohydrates as well as protein and fats. All the major food groups. Therefore some diatoms have given up photosynthesis because they can just live in a sugary salty soup. The small amount of toxins in the wastewater are much less significant than the major plant nutrients from sewage and agricultural run-off - nitrogen and phosphorus compounds particularly.
@@daniell1483 Just like tapeworms have no digestive system. They are in a bath of digested nutrients. Just absorb them... and make babies! Just as James googled colorless diatoms... you can too! Go ahead. We await your enlightening information.
@@pattheplanter And my original point was that it would have been nice for the video to mention all those details (details which I assume you haven't actually done research on, and thus is your conjecture, not actual scientific inquiry). If the video had done that, we'd not even be talking.
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I'm having quasi-ptsd flashbacks of my family trying to force me into the family business.
"We photosynthesize in this house, little mister!"
I’ve been seeing a decrease in views on these videos… please do not stop making them, I love them so much 😭
What's the bet it's some shit to do with the TH-cam algorithms 🙄
I’ve got bad news
@@grapesoda8113 cursed with the gift of prophecy /j
That naked foraminifera is AMAZING!
I love episodes like this one that give more information on specific microbe species. Expanding knowledge of show regulars as well as spotlight episodes on individual microbes are definitely my favourite!
I don't know how I found this little community, but I am so, so thankful that I did
Ah yes, diatoms.. the rectangles of the microcosmos
!!! Diatoms are literally my favorite organism, this is so fascinating!! :D
The Manukora honey also looks delightful. 🍯
Hello there! I loved this video exploring the wonderous nature of these little diatoms, and even their role in our day-to-day lives. But one thing I am particularly grateful for is your citation of sources at the end of each video (you can bet that I'll be checking them out! haha). Each video shows real dedication and as a fellow lover of science, I can't get enough of it! Thank you, Journey to the Microcosmos, and I look forward to more videos in the future.
LETS GO DIATOM VIDEO DROPPED
Considering I barely understand the small things im looking at. I'm almost more amazed at the even smaller things wiggling around them. What a great channel!
Oh it just means you can use any color of mana to pay for its mana cost.
Edit: They changed the title of the video. It used to be "Why some Diatoms are Colorless"
Ah, the phytoplankton that made my master's thesis such a pain in the ass... I performed phytoplankton counts on 120 samples, and they were preserved with Lugols solution, so the dye made counting even more annoying... the question came to "this frustule has nothing in it, do I count it or not?" I still have no faith in my counts, I have a lot of confidence in the statistical analysis.
Did you ID every phytoplankton in your sample to species or just count live vs dead diatom?
@TheRedKnight101 identified to the lowest taxonomic level I could and anything that was "living" when preserved.
@@jessicawilson1751 Why did you put 'living' in quotes there?
@@ArawnOfAnnwn because they were living before they were preserved, lol. The preservative kills them, but I had to count anything that was living when it was preserved.
You missed one, dagnabit!
You do it every time and it's why I am inspired by you. You mail the topic and why it's important in as few words as possible but with as much meaning as necessary.
Uh oh it's playing the boss music during the intro. That means badass predatory microbe.
Thank you so much for this wonderful content, never stop. Also we need a James interview!
If you have a decent monitor then by god turn up the resolution to max! Simply outstanding footage
Jerk boss at the photosynthesis factory: Hey, you...long boi!!! Getting eaten is no excuse for slacking off!
most of the organisms at 0:27 are green algae not diatoms. For example the 4 cells clustered together with the little tails on each corner are from the genus Desmodesmus
Amazing! Love the background music also!
Oh no 😢 poor diatom...so violent
Still a great series.
The Eurasian honeybee (Apis mellifera) does not belong on New Zealand, and compete for nectar resources with the native bee (and other pollinators) of the isles own extremely unique fauna. And no, it's not as simple as "but the honey bees makes more flowers for all of them" it just does not work out like that. It's not good for the native plants either, which has co-evolved to be pollinated by native species, honeybees are often poor pollinators. Bees all over the world are threatened, the domesticated honeybee is not. The honeybee industry might be in trouble, but that is a classic mono-culture problem.
You have encountered diaTONS of 'em!
Lol
oh diatoms, the saviours of my houseplants
wait, what do they do for houseplants?
@@ivy_47diatomaceous earth, which is ground up fossilized diatoms, is really good at killing pests on houseplants (or any plant for that matter)
@@kaitlynoddie9649 Oh sick! might have to score some of that if these blasted spider mites crop up again.
@@ivy_47 that’s what i just used it for recently!
This was a good one to think on. We are not aliens on this planet, this is our home and is as beautiful as it is deadly and very much it is wanting to devour you eventually.
Can you switch from microns to mm to make the scale easier to understand? 30μm doesn't mean a lot to most people but they'd understand 0.03mm.
This video is like so cool
Fascinant
I just thought about how one gets a water sample from far away to a microbiologist while keeping the specimen within tolerable ranges of oxygen and pH, temp etc. Frozen is probably the best way to preserve the concentrations of microbes as it was in the ocean as in this case. However there are probably organisms that wouldn’t tolerate that. Do we just accept that risk?
Just trying to guess what I am doing from very soon on without you and MICO team. :(
What if there is a host occupying the deceased diatom “shell”?
WHAT MUSIC IS THAT I NEED TO LISTEN TO IT IN THE CAR
What are those weird filaments? First I thought they might be hyphae/mycelium or something but then I noticed how they move!
How would one go about pursuing a career doing something like this? What kind of education/ experience would be needed? I’ve been interested in microorganisms and microscopes in general for a while now, just curious!
It's hard because there is almost no money to be made.
I would assume a degree in microbiology at a minimum. My sis has one but has bender never worked in those fields
Hi hank 😍
The Microcosmos Microscope is out of stock, or does it just not exist!!
So even diatoms are returning to monke
5:56 isn't it wrong to think of it as something sparking diatoms losing their ability to photosynthesize? Isn't it simply that defects happen, and some diatoms with the defect of not being able to photosynthesize survived and thrived?
No it's not wrong it just happens
Are all the non photosynthetic diatoms apochloratic?
9:35 Random adhd-induced question due to the cup in bottom right: What would 2 billion tardigrades in a mug look like? Can this be arranged?
No
I just watched the dumbest video on the Super Bowl Taylor Swift conspiracy, I swear I lost brain cells 😂 right now Hank sounds like an enlightened master 🧘
Regrowing those lost brain cells, one Hank Green video at a time! 😂
Remember that plant like organisms dont care of being eaten. They feel pain when they are chopped down like trees
Do we know that these are not just diatoms that got rid of their endosymbionts after being exposed to nutrient-rich waters?
Surely there are a lot of scientists starting to use computer vision and AI/ML to scan more microcosmos much more broadly and frequently. I wonder what rare or unrecognized creatures are being seen.
AI is not yet good enough to reliably distinguish microorganisms based on morphology alone. It's really good at interpreting patterns in DNA and RNA of samples though, but that requires deliberate human collection of samples.
Your channel is simply very fascinating but I have to say the background music is a bit too loud most of the time..
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What are those speckled hair looking things?
Cilium
The colorless diatoms are hard to find because they're usually sleeping furiously.
Algae (plural)
Alga (singular)
I am hi
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I think this video got a little too philosophical and didn't really get around to actually answering the question the title poses. These are diatoms that have given up photosynthesis. Okay, but why? What do they do instead? How long have they been like this?
The video did state that they live in very nutrient rich envoronments like the surface of decaying seaweed where they can just suck up any food they need. No point in going to the bother of photosynthesising.
@@pattheplanter This is what I'm talking about. Yes, they gave up photosynthesis: why? What nutrients are they getting from organic decay? Why is that better than photosynthesis? The video also mentioned this was wastewater! You'd think that means toxins, chemicals, etc. How does organic decay trump photosynthesis in the presence of these other harmful chemicals?
It is like the video is uninterested in any of these questions which would actually be informative.
@@daniell1483 They did not go into detailed discussion of them but they covered every aspect of that, in a very short time. The Baltic Sea has been getting lots of nutrients from wastewater, so it has an overgrowth of algae. The main nutrients made by photosynthesis are sugars. Decaying algae release a lot of sugars and other carbohydrates as well as protein and fats. All the major food groups. Therefore some diatoms have given up photosynthesis because they can just live in a sugary salty soup.
The small amount of toxins in the wastewater are much less significant than the major plant nutrients from sewage and agricultural run-off - nitrogen and phosphorus compounds particularly.
@@daniell1483 Just like tapeworms have no digestive system. They are in a bath of digested nutrients. Just absorb them... and make babies!
Just as James googled colorless diatoms... you can too! Go ahead. We await your enlightening information.
@@pattheplanter And my original point was that it would have been nice for the video to mention all those details (details which I assume you haven't actually done research on, and thus is your conjecture, not actual scientific inquiry). If the video had done that, we'd not even be talking.
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