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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:10:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.microbehunter.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/logo-300px-150x150.png https://www.microbehunter.com 32 32 https://www.microbehunter.com/kitchen-sponges-and-bacteria-why-they-can-be-dirtier-than-toilets-and-how-to-reduce-risk/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:09:56 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11493 Read More ...]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/wooden-vs-plastic-cutting-boards-which-is-safer-for-food-hygiene/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:02:51 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11487 Read More ...]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/why-does-bread-have-holes-the-science-behind-yeast-and-bread-rising/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:01:26 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11485 Read More ...]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/how-to-tell-when-eggs-go-bad-and-how-to-keep-them-fresh-longer/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:42:27 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11481 https://www.microbehunter.com/can-you-eat-brown-apples-how-to-tell-bruising-from-real-spoilage/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:38:56 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11477 https://www.microbehunter.com/garlic-antimicrobial-botulism-safety/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:20:02 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11468 Garlic is a potent natural antimicrobial, but when stored in oil, biology flips the situation. Learn why allicin fails against botulism spores and how to store garlic oil safely.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/the-science-of-honey-why-this-5000-year-old-food-never-spoils/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:07:25 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11461 Honey is a biological masterpiece of preservation. Discover the "chemical triple threat" that allows honey to remain edible for thousands of years, from osmosis to hidden enzymes.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/why-canned-food-lasts-long-science/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:01:30 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11458 Many believe canned food lasts because of a lack of oxygen, but the truth is much more interesting. Learn how heat and biology protect your food from spoilage and toxins like Botulism.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/labcam-iphone-adapter/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:58:38 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=11090 https://www.microbehunter.com/i-found-only-few-interesting-specimens-why-is-that/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:51:50 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10998 Some water samples have quite a low biodiversity. There are sometimes only a few dominant species. In this video, I want to explore, why this might be the case.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/ten-common-mistakes-when-using-a-microscope/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:32:09 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10990 Try to avoid these mistakes when using a microscope!]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/how-to-see-white-blood-cells-with-a-microscope/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:30:45 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10987 Some white blood cells (the polymorphnuclear granulocytes) have a lobed and irregularly shaped nucleus in them. I show you here a simple staining reaction, which allows you to see this.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/salt-from-a-pink-lake-under-the-microscope/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:29:13 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10984 I show you a salt lake and put salt crystals under the microscope. The lake is pink because of microorganisms that live in the salt water.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/whats-the-best-microscope/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:12:09 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10968 The best microscope is the one that you will use the most often. But on the more serious side: In this video, I will outline some quality considerations of microscopes, and this is not only limited to mechanical and optical Read More ...]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/how-to-catch-and-prepare-a-mosquito-to-put-it-under-the-microscope/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:17:08 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10963 I visited the southern parts of France (Camarque region) during my holidays and caught a mosquito there. I put it under the microscope.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/pros-and-cons-of-being-a-microbiologist-study-advice/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:10:35 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10959 Here I give some advice to a student who wants to study microbiology. What are some advantages and disadvantages? And some more additional advice.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/some-youtube-advice-for-hobby-microscopy-users-with-a-channel/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:09:24 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10956 In response to a question from two microscopy YouTubers, I want to mention that the following points are important: . regular videos uploaded, over many months . patience . personality of the videos . video and sound quality Not mentioned, Read More ...]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/comparing-two-microscopes-stellar-1-vs-sw380t/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:53:06 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10953 The Swift SW380T and Stellar1 are two microscopes that share some similarities and differences. In this video I compare these two microscopes. Review of the Stellar 1 Affiliate link Review of the SW380T Affiliate link]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/how-to-see-microbes-growing-on-water-plants/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:12:40 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10949 In this video, I put several water plants from a river under the microscope. There is a biofilm growing on them, which can be seen with a microscope.]]> https://www.microbehunter.com/more-stars-or-more-sand-using-a-microscope-to-find-out/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:55:44 +0000 https://www.microbehunter.com/?p=10911 With the help of a microscope, we can determine the volume of a grain of sand to determine how many sand grains there are.]]>