Cyanobacteria: The unsung heroes of oxygen production 🔬 258

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are a type of photosynthetic bacteria that play a vital role in our ecosystem. These fascinating organisms are able to produce oxygen through photosynthesis, making them an essential part of the Earth's oxygen cycle. In fact, cyanobacteria are responsible for producing a significant portion of the oxygen we breathe. They can be found in a wide range of environments, including oceans, lakes, and even on land. So next time you take a deep breath, thank the cyanobacteria for the oxygen they provide!

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[MYNAMACHEF]

That oxygen bubble is remarkable!
Its almost magical how it seems to inflate out of nothing

[eezyclsmooth]

Since I recently bought both Stereo and Compound scopes. I am new to the channel and quickly watching your entire library of videos.
It would be helpful, when you show one of your specimen videos, list the objective used and the magnification. thanks

[matthewwagner]

One of the oldest forms of life on earth.
Amazing creature, Great photo's.

[skippybrand]

I found Nostoc one day and since then have seen it in many forms many places. Mostly in fresh water as green "jelly beans" of various sizes, but also as sheets of gel-like material on moist ground. Under the microscope they appears as strings of "beads" with an occasional "bead" larger than the others. I assume that is an example of the "specialized cell" you mentioned.

[Sköldpadda-]

I think this qualifies as a facepalm moment for me, that is to never have realized that I had seen Cyanobacteria so frequently in my life but always figured the “pond scum” was just another algae so never took a closer look. I will be looking at the world with new eyes thanks to you.

[ANGamersTechAndInfo]

What can I see with my foldscope..😢😢😢😢I can't find anything and I even don't know how magnification it has please

[katiecooper]

That white looks familiar to me while looking under the scope. Seems to be yeast attached. Prob feeding on it. Symbiosis and all

[goodlyantics.]

When I have a passing glance to thumbnail, out of the corner of my eye, I thought it was John Oliver. When I looked again, I was pleasantly surprised.

Very informative video.

[israelramos]

You wonder why there are white cyanobacteria and i wonder why they called them "blue" bacteria if i have never seen a blue colony

[dawnsolomon]

Ok I have this in my blood and my stools I have been very very sick thought it was covid and this is in everyone I am testing and only a few of us are sick so is there anything I can do

[alexandredespres]

Hello microbehunter. I just have a question for you. Is it possible to find a microscope with 5 objectives at a low price, such as arround 500 canadian dollars (binocular, with a condeser, etc, all basic features)? Thank you verry much for your videos.

[donald]

Hi Oliver I was wanting to know is it possible if you could show us your fingerprints under the microscope that would be neat I looked at my own thank you and I enjoy your content

[williamwaters]

My roof has this cyanobacteria growing on it.

[aidankirkpatrick]

Are Cyanobacteria like a super-organism made up of tons of organisms if they have specialized cells just like animals?

[someguy]

What are Cyanobacteria?

Answer: A group of bacteria that drive people who care about nomenclature crazy!

For anyone confused by this comment, there has been a lot of drama between two camps that have been arguing on which nomenclature rules should apply to cyanobacteria. Nomenclature just covers the rules for naming organisms. Originally, the cyanobacteria were believed to be plants, so the botanical nomenclature was used. However, we later found that they are actually bacteria, so the prokaryote nomenclature would apply. Nonetheless, a lot of the cyanobacteria researchers want to stick to the botanical nomenclature. There have been a bunch of meetings and committees to sort this out, but the two camps are still fighting over which nomenclature to use.

[Dr_Mario]

But also their own villain; they almost caused themselves to go extinct along with the other 99% of the first life forms, especially with the Great Oxidation Event and the first ice age. I am surprised that they're still around today. Life itself has a knack for going full-on cray-cray.

[RomanEsposito-suzm]

And religion says that God created life! What a joke and nonsense ! Science explains everything!