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Advantages of this microscope
Use this microscope for scanning slides or for specimens that can only be imaged in open chambers in aqueous media (e.g. tissue, pupae/embryos, fish) or that require a longer working distance (the water dipping lenses have working distances in the order of 2 mm). Live mammalian cells can be imaged if the imaging chamber can be inverted so the cells are upside down. There is a heated stage adapter for this purposewarming the specimen but there is no CO2 supply so the chamber must be sealed to prevent pH change. This microscope can also be used to image slides. There is no 405 nm laser, so you cannot image DAPI or Hoechst.