A step-by-step guide to using a light microscope is presented by Brandi Doston.

0:00 Introduction
0:34 Step 1: Carry the microscope
0:56 Step 2: Plug it in and turn it on
1:09 Step 3: Put the slide on the stage
1:50 Step 4: Turn objectives to lowest magnification
2:34 Step 5: Focus on your sample!
3:35 Step 6: Increase the magnification
4:54 Step 7: Clean up
5:16 Summary

Brandi Doston produced this video while she was a student at Durham Technical Community College. This video is copyright 2021 Durham Technical Community College, posted with permission. Funding for this video was generously provided by the Durham Tech Foundation.

The paper referenced in this video about mosquitos fighting off fungal infections is here: Wang, Y., Cui, C., Wang, G., Li, Y., & Wang, S. (2021). Insects defend against fungal infection by employing microRNAs to silence virulence-related genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(19). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023802118

Image and audio credits:

Mosquito by DataBase Center for Life Science (DBCLS) CC-BY 4.0
Hero In Peril music by Audionautix CC-BY 4.0