Mountain Ridge Middle School
Session 2013-102

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Connected on 2014-03-14 09:00:00 from Douglas, Colorado, United States

• 7:36 am
• Bugscope Teamwaiting on the sputter coater to reach vacuum; then we'll coat the sample, put it into the 'scope, let that pump down, then do the presets
• Bugscope Teamtaking forever for the sputter coater to pump down
• 8:20 am
• Bugscope Teamsample is now in the 'scope, pumping down, almost ready to start making presets
• 8:29 am

• 8:34 am

• 8:39 am

• Bugscope Teamyay!
• TeacherGood Morning Scott
• Bugscope TeamGood morning!

• TeacherMy kiddos are in an assembly right now, I just wanted to make sure we were up and running before we get back to class.
• TeacherIs the best way for them to get on to get onto bugscope and just join?
• 8:44 am
• TeacherI've forgotten :), it's been a couple of years.
• Bugscope TeamSweet. We are good to go. Yes, they can log on without a password, as Students. If the Student option is not available they can log on as Guests.

• 8:50 am

• 8:56 am

• 9:02 am

• 9:10 am

• Bugscope TeamHello Javisan!

• 9:15 am
• Bugscope Teamnice to see you!
• Bugscope Teamthank you!

• TeacherThey are coming in. Let me give them a little debrief and they will be on.
• TeacherWe are able to give control to 1 or 2 students still correct?
• Bugscope Teamwe are ready to roll
• Bugscope Teamyes one person at a time may drive
• Bugscope TeamI'm going to be sj, in my office
• 9:21 am
• GuestHi, I'm Javisan from Northwest Spain. These images are amazing
  Bugscope TeamIs this Javier Santiago?
• Bugscope Teamthis is the head of an aphid, close up
• Bugscope Teamsome aphids can fly, and this is one of the flying ones
• Bugscope Teamwow AustinTX is on!
• Bugscope Teamplease let us know when you have questions for us
• Bugscope Teamhi everyone!

• Studenthola
• Studenthola
• Studenthola
• TeacherJohnsen would like control of the scope, please
  Bugscope TeamJohnsen is now the Supreme Ruler

• GuestYes, I'm Javier Santiago. I've already signed up for a coming session with my pupils (sorry if I make mistakes in my English)
  Bugscope Teamfantastic! we look forward to working with you

• StudentWhat am I looking at

• StudentWhat is this?
• Studentwhats in the bugs mouth
  Bugscope Teamthey often look like they are in the middle of eating some mini-insect. Those are little palps that are mouthparts used to taste or manipulate food
• StudentWhat am I looking at
  Bugscope Teamthis is the face of a borer beetle; it has small sharp mandibles
• Studentwhat am i even lookin at?
  Bugscope Teama beetle face
• StudentWhat are the hairs for?

• Studentwere do they live?

• StudentWhat does the microscope look like?
  Bugscope Teamit is about the size of a large long desk, with a taller portion at one end; it has a few computer monitors on it
• Studentwhat are mandibles?
  Bugscope Teamthey're jaws
• StudentHow does your microscope work
• Studentis this a bettle?
  Bugscope Teamyes this is a beetle that bores into trees and lays larvae in them. the larvae then eat the wood and keep the nutrients of the tree from going to other areas, so the tree suffers

• StudentHow does the microscope function?

• 9:26 am

• Studenthow big is the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamthe main part is the size of a refridgerator box

• Studentwhat type of bug is it
• StudentAre these things all the same thing or are they different like bacteria, animal, and plant cells
  Bugscope Teamwe're looking at invertebrates but can see pieces of plant and bacteria easily on a sample like today's
• Studentwhy is it so hairy?
• Studentwhat part of the insect is that?
• StudentWhy are there whiskers on the bug?
  Bugscope Teamthe whiskery things are sensory setae that allow the bug to feel and taste its environment
• StudentGood question clay37

• Studenthow big is the bug in real-life?

• StudentHow close can you get with this kind of microscope
• Studentthat's pretty neat

• StudentWhat spieces of bug is this?
• StudentWhat does the microscope help you see exactly?
  Bugscope Teamit helps us collect images of three dimensional things with very good detail; we can also use it to detect elements present in a sample
• StudentI want to know how big this animal is to Sells?

• Studenthow big was the insect when it died?
  Bugscope Teamabout the same size - maybe 2 cm long
• StudentCan you see a atom
• StudentCan you see an atom?
• StudentWhat do they eat
• StudentWhat part of the bug of the insect are we looking at now?
  Bugscope Teamthis is the side of the head now
• Studentwhat magnification is this?

• StudentCan you guys see the atom
  Bugscope Teamnot with this 'scope but with another 'scope down the hall

• StudentHow does mircoscope work? can i see a picture of the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamit uses electrons to image, instead of light. that is why we don't see the images in color. The electron beam hits the conductive coating on the sample (we put a small coating of metal on the insects), and secondary electrons bounce out of the coating. These secondary electrons are collected into a detector that reads the information and gives us a topographical image that you see today

• Studentare we able to look at other angles/sides of the bug?
• StudentHow large is the magnification on your microscope?
  Bugscope Teamwe can go to over 200,000x, but that (200,000x) is about the limit for publishable images
• StudentHow many different type of scopes do you have?

• StudentWould you be able to see something like this with a regular microscope?
• Studentwhat is the highest magnification that you have?????

• StudentCan you actually see like all the cells of the object?
  Bugscope Teamyes if they are separable -- here they run together and it is hard to differentiate them

• StudentHow much are your microscopes that can see an atom
• TeacherHow much more magnification is on here compared to our light microscopes we have here in class?
  Bugscope Teamwe can magnify around 200,000x. This is much much higher than a light microscope. It can see things as small as 2 nanometers. Light microscopes are limited to half the wavelength of light, which ranges from 300-700 nanometers
• Studentour magnification only goes to .65 whats the highest yours can go?
• TeacherWhat are the benefits of these microscopes?
  Bugscope Teamwe can see with far better resolution and much better depth of focus, plus we can do elemental analysis and elemental mapping
• Studentcan you see the atom in the beetle?
  Bugscope Teamno we can't see atoms with this microscope. We have other microscopes where we can- like the atomic force microscope
• Studentwith different sizes of magnification what all can we see?
  Bugscope Teamwe can see, for example, brochosomes, which are produced by leafhoppers and are on the nano scale
• 9:32 am
• TeacherHow does Johnson change the organism?
  Bugscope Teamclick on one of the presets
• Studenthow much does a microscope like this cost?
  Bugscope Teamthis one was about $600,000
• Studentwhere do you work and are you on the computer all day
• TeacherWhat would you need to do elemental analysis for?

• Bugscope Teamthere is a blue and white arrow on the left of the screen with different presets you can click on
• StudentThat is a ton of money!!!!!
• Studentwhat other things can we look at beside the beetle?
  Bugscope Teamthere are other insects in the 'scope today -- you can see them in the presets, to the left
• StudentWhat is that?
• Studenthow many of these kinds of microscopes do you have?

• Studenthow long does it take you to get the orginism in focose
• StudentWhat is elemental mapping?
  Bugscope Teamit means we can make a map of the different types of atoms in a sample, like calcium atoms, carbon atoms, etc.
• StudentWhat do you study?
• StudentWhat are the advantages of this
• StudentWhat do you study and why do you study it?

• StudentWhy do you need a microscope with such large magnification?

• StudentIs it hard to have to look at everything in black and white?
• Studentyou can look at anything right?
• TeacherDo you look at fossils?
  Bugscope Teamwe have, but it is funny -- the paleontology department here became extinct. we worked with the last two graduate students years ago
• StudentWhat do you study, specifically, in the lab?
  Bugscope Teamwe don't study anything in particular. we are a training and imaging lab. we train other users, like students on campus, to image their samples in the various microscopes we have

• Studentwhat are the wings made out of
  Bugscope Teamchitin, which is kind of like what our fingernails are made of
• Bugscope Teamthis is so cute
• Studentdo you guys look at other things other than bugs

• StudentAll of these are really magnified.
  Bugscope Teamwe can go as low as about 37x
• TeacherDo other paleontology labs utilize these microscopes in other universities?
• StudentWhat is this

• Studentare those the joints in their legs?
• StudentHow long did it take to make a microscope like this, and was it hard?
  Bugscope Teamwe bought it like this, pretty much; you could learn to drive it, easily

• StudentHow big is the microscope

• StudentHow Big is this?
  Bugscope Teamlook at the scalebar on the lower left of the screen, and you can see a scale for size comparison
• StudentIs there anything else we can look at beside the beetle?
• TeacherKImmell
• TeacherCan Kimmel have control of the scope for a while?
  Bugscope Teamthey have control

• 9:37 am

• Studenthow do you get all the funding to pay for all the equipment?
  Bugscope Teamthere are various grants that we apply for. like through the national science foundation
• StudentThat is a cool picture.

• StudentWhy do we need to see the cells of an object?
  Bugscope Teamsometimes we look at cells people have grown separately, like different types of blood cells, and sometimes we look at cancerous cells to see what different types of features they have
• Studentwhat type of spider is this?
• StudentWhat are the hairs for?

• StudentWhere are these bugs found?
• StudentDo you know the weight
  Bugscope Teamthe weights of the insects? they are usually much less than a gram

• StudentDo you focus on one specific species of bugs or do you study them all?
• Studentthere is an arm or something sticking out of the head on the left side. and on the right side it is inside the head. What are those

• StudentWhat type of bugs do you sudy?
• Studenthow small is this bug?

• Studentdo bugs and people have similar genes?
• StudentWhat bug is this?
• StudentWhat is that?
• Studentwhat type of spider is this?
  Bugscope Teamit is some type of house spider. we aren't very good at identifying spiders
• StudentHow big are these bugs?
  Bugscope Teamyou can estimate by looking at the micron bar on the lower lefthand side of the screen -- they all fit on a 1.75-inch-diameter stub
• StudentHow do you know if cells are separable so that you can see them well in the microscope?
• StudentAre those wrinkles around it?
• Studentwhat is that? is that inside the eye or...?
  Bugscope Teamit's the outside of the eye
• Studentwhat is the big ball with blocks
  Bugscope Teamthat is the compound eye of an ant

• StudentHow Long have you been studying bugs
  Bugscope Teamwe have been running bugscope since 1999!

• StudentLooks like a rasberry.
  Bugscope Teamit kind of does!

• StudentDo you work for a compony or do you run your own for this reasearch?
  Bugscope Teamwe work for the University and do this for free, as an outreach project

• Studentwhat is this part made out of

• GuestThis is absolutely amazing.Now, I'm going to work. I hope to attend the whole session next time. I'm sure my pupils will enjoy a lot. Thanks
  Bugscope TeamThank You! See you soon!

• Studentwhat animal is this

• StudentSo is this your school that you do all day or what?

• StudentWhat part of the eye are we looking

• StudentWhat is the eye made of?
  Bugscope Teamchitin- the same as the rest of the exoskeleton
• StudentWhat are those white dots in the sections?
  Bugscope Teamlittle bits of dust or other debris

• StudentHow do you get the bugs and were are they found?
  Bugscope Teampeople send them to us
• StudentWhat is this?
• StudentHow big is the microscope that you use?
• Studentare the bugs dead when you look at them on a microscope
  Bugscope Teamyes almost always; once we looked at a chrysalis of a Monarch butterfly, and later it hatched and flew around the lab

• StudentWhat discoveries have you found, when magnifying these bugs?
• 9:42 am
• StudentWhat kind of bugs do you study?
  Bugscope Teamwe will use whatever is given to us, within reason. They cant be too big or else there will be no room on the stage for any other insect.
• StudentNo it is not edible
• StudentWhat spider is this

• StudentWhere do you find most of your bugs?
  Bugscope Teamaround our house, outside, or given to us by other people
• TeacherWhy type of scientific advancements have come from microscopes like these?
  Bugscope Teamthere is a lot of correlative microscopy done here, so people use the microscopes to look at their own samples and compare the images to what they see on other different kinds of microscopes; all kinds of research goes through here, definitely not all biological

• StudentThat is really interesting!
• Studentis this edible?
  Bugscope Teamnot right now since they are coated with a thin layer of metal. You can eat them before they are coated, but they probably aren't very tasty
• StudentDo you study all bugs or just specific types?
  Bugscope Teamwe don't study bugs but we help the entomologists when they come through
• StudentWhats the common bug that you usually study?
• StudentDo you just study bugs, or do you study plants and bacteria as well?
• StudentYUM!
• StudentHave you ever had to go to a other country or state to get special bugs for your research??
• StudentHow long have you had this bug in the lab?
  Bugscope Teammaybe around a couple months. someone gave it to us
• Studentwhere do you find all of these bugs
• Studentwhat kind of spider is this?
  Bugscope Teamit is some type of house spider
• StudentWhy are they covered with metal?
• StudentHow long have you been doing this?
• Studentso you didn't find this bug yourselves?
• TeacherCAn you turn the camera and let the students see the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamyes just a sec
• Bugscope Teamthis is the inside of the vacuum chamber
• StudentWHOA...

• StudentWow that is a lot of bugs
• StudentWhy do we keep looking at this spider face
  Bugscope Teamit is up to whoever is driving on your end
• StudentThat is so cool

• StudentI see why its expinsive
• StudentWhat are the main type of things you research?
  Bugscope Teamwe work with people in biology, materials, and biomaterials, and it changes often'
• StudentDo you focus on a certain type of insect or..?
• StudentDo you cut the bug and put it on the wheel or put different types of bugs on the wheel to study?
• TeacherThank you. Can sells have control?
  Bugscope Teamsells has control
• StudentDoes it cost more than $100,000?
  Bugscope Teamyes around $600,000
• Studentdo you only study bugs?
  Bugscope Teamwe do not study bugs ourselves, but we ask a lof of questions when we work with people who do
• 9:47 am
• Studenthow do you find people to work with this type of equipment?

• Studentwhere do you get the bugs

• Studentdo you also study bacteria

• StudentWhat is a tarsi?
  Bugscope Teamtarsi are what the last several segments of an insect's arm are called

• StudentHow long did you have to go to school to get this job and do you enjoy it?
  Bugscope Teami do enjoy it. i have a bachelor degree, but we also have people who work with us who have phd's

• StudentWhat is this?
  Bugscope Teamthis is a beetle, and we see part of its eye plus a very strange antennae it seems to be holding in its mandibles
• StudentDo you have other microscopes other that this one?
  Bugscope Teamyes about 20 more, of all types
• StudentCan you take the DNA from the bugs? How long does it take?
  Bugscope Teamyes you can. all it takes is a leg. It is pretty fast now these days
  Bugscope Teamnot sure how fast- minutes maybe?

• Studenthow do you choose on a certain type of bug to research?
  Bugscope Teamwhen we work with entomologists, who study insects, they choose the insects

• StudentDo you take DNA out of the bug, after you examine?
  Bugscope Teamwe don't do it, but entomologists- those who study insects do it
• Studentwhere do you get the bugs to study from
• StudentWhat does something that is abiotic look like under a microscope?
  Bugscope Teamit just depends on what it is

• Studenthow many chromosones does this have
• StudentWhat kind of Job is this?
  Bugscope Teamelectron microscopists is what we are called
• StudentHow old are you guys

• Studentcan you come to our school?
• StudentHow do you get these different types of bugs?
  Bugscope Teampeople send them, and we collect them from our houses and yards
• StudentWhat are some things you have discovered with your microscopes?

• StudentNo more spiders!!!!!!

• StudentWhat do these bugs eat?

• Studentwhere did you find it

• StudentWhat is the smallest bug you've observed?
  Bugscope Teama mite maybe?

• StudentDo you guys do this for a living or just for fun???
  Bugscope Teamthis part is just for fun
• StudentWhat all can you learn from looking at samples of bugs?
• StudentWhat type of education did you have to get for your job?
• 9:52 am

• StudentHow do you preserve these bugs

• StudentHow do spiders see with 8 eyes? Because I think it would be hard.
  Bugscope Teamoften they cannot see very well

• StudentWhy are some hairs on the spiders legs thicker than others?
  Bugscope Teamthey are used for different things

• StudentHow big are mites?
  Bugscope Teamsmaller than half a millimeter or so
• Studenthow much can they eat at one time?

• Studentcan we have your telescope?
  Bugscope Teamit takes up its own room and costs about $38,000 a year to have the service engineers take care of it

• StudentDo you guys observe live bugs
• Studentwhat are the fibers made out of

• StudentCan you get close to see cells
• StudentDo spiders use use the hair on their bodies to detect different things, and feel their surroundings?
  Bugscope Teamyes exactly! they can also be sensitive to vibrations, like when an insect is stuck on a web
• StudentCan you zoom in enough to see cells?

• StudentWhat all can you learn from looking at samples of bugs?
• StudentWhat do you use the information you gather from the insects for?
• Teachercan verbonitz control for a bit?
  Bugscope Teamthey have control!
• StudentWhy do spiders have eight eyes if they can't see very well?
  Bugscope Teamthey rely more on the setae (the hairs) we have been talking about; but some can indeed see very well

• Studentcan we see in color?
• StudentNoah show us something cool.
• Studentcan you zoom in enough to see individual cells?
  Bugscope Teamyes but in this case the surface of the insects is extracellular
• StudentHow many hours do you work a day there??
  Bugscope Teamusually 9 or so
• StudentWhat all can you learn from looking at samples of bugs?
• Studentdo you have electron mcroscopes that can see in color?
  Bugscope Teamno there are none. that is all done after the images are taken.

• StudentCan you get close enough to see cells

• StudentDo you have microscopes that can see in color?
  Bugscope Teamwe have lots of microscopes that image in color, but an electron microscope uses electrons, which are much smaller than the wavelengths of light, so everything we see is signal, in greyscale
• StudentDo you have microscopes that can see n color?
  Bugscope Teamyes we have many great light microscopes- fluorescent microscopes, confocal microscopes that can image some great color images

• Studentdoes salt have dna?
  Bugscope Teamno it is just sodium and chloride, unless there is something added to it like iodine
• Studentwhere are the salt crystals on the spider's body?
  Bugscope Teamthese are not on the spider, but on the sample stage

• 9:57 am
• Studentis salt living or ever living?
  Bugscope Teamit is never living but living things depend on it
• StudentWhat all can you learn from looking at samples of bugs?

• StudentHow much money do make doing this job?
  Bugscope Teamnot sure how it comes out by the hour\

• StudentWhat do you use the information you gather from using the microscope for?
• StudentWhat is the average salary for working with microscopes
  Bugscope TeamI think it is good, after a while, after someone gets some experience

• StudentDo you like what you do? Is it fun?
  Bugscope Teamthis is often super fun

• Studentlet's look at either the stinger or the eye

• StudentWhere do wasp mimics live?
• StudentFor the colored microscope can you go as high magnification as the black and white microscope????
  Bugscope Teamnot nearly as high no. you also can't see the surface structures as well can you can with the scanning electron microscope

• StudentWhat is a ommatidia?
• TeacherCan coffman have control for the final few minutes?
  Bugscope Teamthey have control
• Studentdo they grow and shed hair?
  Bugscope Teamsome insects moult, but not once they have wings; some spiders, like many tarantulas, moult
• StudentWhat is this?

• Studentwhat does moult mean?
• StudentWhat all can you learn from looking at samples of bugs?

• StudentHave you ever studied turtles?

• Studentwhat is the skin made of
  Bugscope Teamchitin. it is similar to keratin that makes up our nails
• StudentDo you just study bugs?
  Bugscope Teamno we do not. we work with people who study everything from food to bacteria to viruses to flexible silicon to self-healing polymers to rocket fuel to fuel cells

• Studenthave you studied buffalo?

• StudentThank you!
• StudentThank you
• StudentThank you!!!
• Studentthank you
• StudentThank you! that was fun.
• Studentthank you!

• Studentthank you
• StudentThank you!!!!!!!
• StudentThank you!

• StudentThank You For Your Time :)
• StudentThank you!
• StudentThank you!!!!
• StudentThanks guys and girls
• Student!!!!!!!!!!!
• StudentThank you for this amazing exprience, have a lovely day.
• StudentBye Bye Thank You! you are very smart ;)
• StudentThank You IS HAS TO GO
• Bugscope Teamthank you!
• Bugscope TeamThank you, Everyone!
• Studenthow old were these when they died
  Bugscope Teamlikely several weeks
• 10:02 am

• Bugscope TeamMrs N we gave you control just now.
• Bugscope TeamHello Everyone!
• Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
• Bugscope Teamthis is a cool-looking wasp someone from Entomology gave us.

• StudentWHAT IS THAT?

• 10:08 am
• Bugscope Teamnow we're looking at the mandible -- the jaw

• StudentIts so awesome Corban
• StudentIts so awesome Corban
• Bugscope Teamjaws in insects are often hinged like little gates that open from the side
• Bugscope Teamto the left we see one of the antennae, just a few segments
• StudentHow complex are these bugs DNA's?
• StudentDoes all DNA look the same
  Bugscope Teamfrom a low mag level it does
• StudentTHATS SWEEY SJ
• Studentlike under a microscope
• Teachercan phillips have control?
  Bugscope Teamgot it!

• StudentWhat type of advancements can you have using a Microscope this big

• Studentwhat is the biggest discovery have you ever made
• Studentwhat do you use the really expensive for
• Studentif you zoom in enough, can you see the DNA?
  Bugscope Teamnot unless we extract it and concentrate it first.
  Bugscope Teamif we had a sample of DNA we could see it
• StudentHow many microscopes does a lab of scientists have?
• Studenthave you ever used this microscope for any other living animals
• StudentDo you guys discover a lot with this machine?
• StudentDoes all DNA look the same under a microscope
• StudentWhat would the DNA look like?
  Bugscope Teamlike strands of fiber, kind of
• StudentIS THAT HAIR ON THE RED WASP
  Bugscope Teamyes it is. there is hair, or setae, on most insects. The hairs help tell the insect what is going on around it
• StudentWhat is the biggest discovery you have made with this microscope
• StudentHave you ever found anything significant with this microscope?
• Studentwhat is this organism
• Studenthow can you use this to help people?
• StudentTHATS SO COOL

• StudentTHOSE THINGS LOOK LIKE BAMBOO, IS IT?
  Bugscope Teamno. there are hairs and antennae there
• StudentWHATS A SALT CRYSTAL?
• StudentWhat is the greatest discovery you have found with this microscope?
• Studentoops
• StudentWhere is this microscope located?
  Bugscope Teamat the university of illinois in urbana, Illinois
• StudentWhat is that?
• StudentWhat are some questions you have about what you study, What are you still confused on
  Bugscope Teamwe help people do their own research and have done that for many years. basically we help them image anything at all that is possible to see.
• StudentHow has looking at these different organisms through a microscope given you evidence of Earth's past?
• StudentDoes all DNA look the same under a microscope?
• StudentARE THOSE SALT CRYSTALS?\
• StudentCan bugs have curtain types of cancer
  Bugscope Teami'm not sure about cancer, but they can get diseases or deformities
• Studentwhy is the microscope so big?
• StudentSalt Max
• StudentDoes this machine lead to many different discoveries?
• StudentHow big is the microscope?
• StudentWhat type of microscope is it???
• 10:13 am
• StudentIs this the only microscope of its kind, or are there more?
• StudentTHEY LOOK LIKE LEGOS, AM I RIGHT
• Student...
• Studenthow does a micoscope see in 3D \
• StudentDoes salt's cell have a cell wall?
• Studentwhat is this picture showing us?
• Studentsalt crystals
• StudentDO THEY HAVE DNA
• StudentHow do salt crystals have dna? What does it look like?

• StudentHow can this help us in the future?
• StudentDoes salt have DNA like ours?
  Bugscope Teamno not at all. It is just molecules brought together
• Studentwhould you find other dna on the salt besides the salt dna?
• Studentwhat does this help you figure out?
  Bugscope Teampeople figure out what the objects they make look like up close; they figure out what cells look like up close; they can look at viruses no one has ever seen before, and we help them with that; they look at insects, rocket fuel, fuel cells, bat skulls, bacteria, really almost anything you can think of
• Studentwhat is lily pollen
• StudentWHATS LILY POLLEN
  Bugscope Teamit is pollen grains that come from lilies, the flowers
• StudentDoes our DNA relate to the wasps DNA?
  Bugscope TeamI think it would be similar to a fruitfly, which is 44% - Studies of fruit flies have shown how shared genes govern the growth and structure of both insects and mammals.
• Teachercan Fitchelberg have control for a while?
  Bugscope Teamgot it
• Studentwhat do you do for fun
• StudentNO

• StudentHave you made any knew discoveries with this microscope?
  Bugscope Teampeople have found out hundreds of things using this and other microscopes in the lab

• StudentDo you ever just use the microscope for fun?

• StudentWhat is the most interesting mineral that you have ever studied?
• StudentWhat type of research do you specialize in?
  Bugscope Teamwe do more biological work than other labs, mostly, but we work with materials and also biomaterials

• StudentWhy are there all those specs? Are those pollen?
• StudentDo you like doing this and why?

• StudentWHERE DOES LILY POLLEN LIVE
  Bugscope Teamit is found in flowers
• Studentwhat do you use this microscope for?

• Studenthow does the microscope see wat we are saying
• StudentWhat are those thngs
• StudentDO YOU EVER JUST USE THE MICROSCOPE FOR FUN?
• StudentWhat is the most interesting mineral you have looked at

• StudentWhat is the difference between a normal microscope and a type of microscope you use
• StudentCan you see atoms ever?

• StudentWHAT KIND OF FLOWERS DO THEY LIVE IN?
  Bugscope TeamLilies
• TeacherCate- It is denying Fitchelberg access. Is there something he needs to do?
  Bugscope Teamfitchelberg should be able to control it
• StudentIs this a one of a kind microscope,or are there more

• StudentSJ does all DNA look different under a micrscope, like is a wasps DNA the same as ours?
• StudentHas there ever been another animal studied under the microscope
  Bugscope Teamthousands of animals
• Studentwhen did you get this microscope?
  Bugscope Teamat the end of 1998
• StudentWhat is the difference between a microscope that we use and one that you use
• StudentWhat is a good subject to major in for college to learn more about working with biomaterials?
• StudentWhy did you choose to become a scientist?
  Bugscope TeamI do this because it is more definite than other types of research
• StudentHAVE YOU EVER LOOKED INTO A LIVE BUG ON THE MICROSCOPE
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentHow much time have you invested with this microscope
• StudentWhat kind of information do you get from lily pollen?
• 10:18 am
• Studentwhat kinds of animals
  Bugscope Teamevery kind you can imagine

• StudentWHAT IS LILY POLLEN MADE OF?
  Bugscope Teamcellulose and maybe some other compounds. most plants are made of cellulose
• Studentare you able to see every type of cell and organism with this microscope?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• StudentWHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO VIEW ON THE MICROSCOPE?

• Studentwhat kids

• StudentWhat do you specialize in
• Studentkinds
• StudentWhat is the difference between a MICROSCOPE that WE use vs. an advanced one that you would use?
• StudentWhen you look at animals under the microscope what do you look for?
  Bugscope Teamit depends on what someone is studying

• StudentWHAT IS THAT?

• Studenthow often do you work with the microscope?
  Bugscope Teameveryday!

• StudentHow does the microscope see this?
• StudentWhere do the wasp mimic live?
• StudentDo you like your job why or why not?

• StudentWhat kind of microscope do you use?
  Bugscope Teamthis is a scanning electron microscope; we also work with a transmission electron microscope and about twenty other kinds of microscopes

• StudentWhat is the highest magnification this microscope can go up to?
  Bugscope Teamaround 200,000x is the limit before you can't really make out what is what anymore,but it is allowed to go to 1 million times.
• StudentHow do you extract DNA from the bugs?
• StudentWhere do the wasp mimic live?
• StudentDo wasps DNA look like Double Felix?
  Bugscope Teamdouble helix, yes

• StudentHave you looked at the DNA of an ants brain
• StudentDo the bugs ever gross you out?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentDoes looking at plant's DNA help find cures?
  Bugscope Teama lot of plants are where chemicals used for medicine comes from currently and also historically
• StudentWhat are the hairs on the bug used for?

• StudentWhere do the wasp mimic live?

• StudentAre their different types of microscopes that you use specifically to help you discover different things?

• StudentWhats the most disgusting thing you ever seen
• StudentWhat do those little hair things do?
  Bugscope Teamthey are used to help the insect sense the environment because insects do not have nerves in their skin because they do not have skin

• StudentDo you like spiders?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentDo you love this job?
• StudentJOE does all DNA look different under a microscope, as in does a wasp's DNA looks the same as our DNA
  Bugscope TeamI don't think this scope is actually strong enough to see DNA structure per se, but Scott can correct me on that.

• StudentWhere did you get this microscope at?

• Student WHAT DOES CLOSE-SET MEAN?
• StudentDoes the wing DNA look different than the body DNA?
• Studenthow do you find new information on the bugs?
  Bugscope Teamusing microscopes, we help people see how they are different, what features they have, etc.

• StudentDO you ever look at arthropods or just bugs?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• Studenthave you studied any sloths
  Bugscope Teamthe closest we have come to sloths is opossums

• StudentDo you study anything other than bugs?
• StudentWhat certain studies do you do in the lab?
• StudentARE THOSE HIS EYES?
• StudentWhy don't insects have skin? Have they ever have skin/will they ever have skin?
• StudentHow long do you spend working in this everyday?
• StudentHow much money and time have you invested in this microscope
  Bugscope Teamwell luckily we have an annual service contract so not too much money, other than loss of users being able to use the microscope when it is down
• Studenthow expencive are the microscopes you work with
  Bugscope TeamI believe the one you guys are using right now, the SEM (Scanning electron microscope) is US$600,000

• StudentWhat research are you currently using the machine for?
  Bugscope Teamwe train people to do their own research; we are microscopists who help people do their own work of all types

• StudentCan you guys look at any part of a bug with this microscope?
  Bugscope Teampretty much
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• StudentHow long do you spend working in this everyday?
  Bugscope Team9 hours or so

• StudentOK thanks JOE
  Bugscope Teamyou're welcome
• TeacherCan Hoff have control for a bit?
  Bugscope Teamyes Hoff has control
• StudentHave you helped doctors with their research?
• StudentDo you study things besides insects?
• StudentWhere do the wasp mimic live?
  Bugscope Teamthey can live anywhere. many wasp mimics fly about during the day time feeding on flowers.
• StudentWhat type of spider is this?
• StudentWhy do bugs have compound eyes?
  Bugscope Teamcompound eyes allow the insects to have better peripheral vision, and they also update very quickly, which is necessary in the insect world
• StudentHow have these studies impacted sciences. How do they benefit us?

• Studentwhy dont bugs have pupils like humans
• StudentDo you mainly study bugs?
  Bugscope Teamno we only do this a couple times a week
• StudentDo you like having to work with bugs and doing work with all of the dna and everything
• StudentWHAT TYPE OF SPIDER IS THIS?

• StudentWhen you guys look at a bug with the microscope do you ever not find the thing you are looking for
  Bugscope Teamdefinitely
• StudentHow long does it take to build the microscope?

• Studentwhat is the most interesting discovery you've made?
• Studentwhat do you mainly study?
• Studentof the spider
• StudentWhat are those two things?
  Bugscope Teamif you are talking about the two things that was curved and fat to the right, i believe those are the fangs.
• Student*do you study
• StudentWhat kinds of things do you study beside bugs?\
• StudentDo your eyes ever get irritated due to working with the microscope many hours of the day?
  Bugscope Teamthey can get strained or tired.
• Studentwhat type of big discoverys have you guys made?
  Bugscope Teamwe help people understand how all kinds of functions occur, every day; over the years we have helped hundreds of people; one group is the flexible silicon people, on and on
• StudentWhat is the biggest organism you have ever extracted DNA from?
  Bugscope Teami personally havent extracted any DNA from insects or any other animal. All I have ever gotten DNA from is from plants
• StudentWhat is that hole near the fang?
  Bugscope Teamit is a broken off appendage, it's likely one of the palps that they use to help move food around
• StudentWhat fields of science do you guys major in?
• StudentHow often do you work with DNA?
• Studentwhat was your favorite organism to study?
• StudentWhat was the hardest organism you have studied?
  Bugscope TeamProbably a beetle. They can have some thick exoskeletons
• StudentWhat is the most interesting insect to study?
  Bugscope TeamThat depends on your interests.
  Bugscope Teamfor example, if you are interested in combat and fights, ants might be super interesting to you
• StudentDo you work for a company and if so what's the name?
• StudentDO THOSE THINGS ON HIS LEG, PROTECT HIM?
  Bugscope TeamThe main thing spiders have to protect themselves is their fangs and venom
• StudentWhy dont bugs have pupild like humans?
  Bugscope Teamit is better for insects, apparently, to have compound eyes and collect images that way, processing them in their brains; they also have simple eyes, but having pupils seems to be more advanced in some ways
• Studenthave you ever genetically modified organisms?

• StudentDO you STUDY these bugs for any specific reason? OR just for a GENERAL knowledge?
• StudentWhat made you choose to be a scientist?

• StudentWhat do you Mostly study about with the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamthere is a super huge variation in what we help people with, not just one or several things'
• StudentIs writing a reply
• StudentAre those hairs on the bug sharp?
  Bugscope Teamsometimes. there are insects that have these sharp hairs that are called urticating hairs, that are irritant to us.
• StudentWhat happens to bugs when they retrieve more chromosomes then the correct amount?
• 10:28 am

• Studentare those fangs?
• StudentAre those claws?
  Bugscope Teamyes they are
• StudentHow many times do you work with this microscope a day?
• StudentWhat is a weevil?
  Bugscope Teamit is a beetle-like insect that often feeds on grains and fibers
• StudentWHAT DOES WEEVIL MEAN?

• StudentWhat do you guys do for fun?
  Bugscope Teamwatch movies, listen to music, work on the house

• StudentAre those claws used to protect the organism?
  Bugscope Teamthey are used kind of like the way we use our hands
• StudentDO THOSE CONTAIN POISIN?
  Bugscope Teamwasps, spiders, bees inject venom, not poison. Poison is something you can ingest or lick, like the skin of a frog
  Bugscope Teamthe venom sacs on the spider is around the fangs
• Studentare you the only college with this kind of microscope or are there more?
  Bugscope Teamthere are many more, but few of them have outreach like this
• StudentIs this bug dead?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentOUR TEACHER SAYS WERE GOING TO WAIT A MINUTE BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS
• Studenthow does looking ata spider help find new information?
  Bugscope Teamsometimes what you see under a microscope can help you understand what's going on better, especially with something so small, a lot of details will escape the naked eye.
  Bugscope Teamfor example, someone just recently figured out how some insects are able to jump very high using an intricate system of gears and locks
• Studenthow many chromosomes are in a spider?
  Bugscope TeamI think probably six -- I was not able find out earlier
• Studentok
• StudentCan this bug injured you pretty badly?
  Bugscope Teamno
• Studenthave you ever looked into poison from a spider?
  Bugscope Teamwe have not but it is interesting how it works
• StudentWhere does a weevil live?
• StudentWhat is that shrapnel on the base for? Does it benefit the organism??

• StudentDo we know what makes the red hour glass on the bottom of the Black Widow?
  Bugscope Teamnope.
• StudentWhat is a weevil?
  Bugscope Teamthey are sometimes called snout beetles, and they eat grains and fibers

• StudentHow long have you been studying DNA
• StudentANY SLOTHS SJ
  Bugscope Teamthe closest things we have worked with, to sloths, are opossums
• StudentWhere does a weevil live?

• StudentHow do these bugs die before you study them?
  Bugscope Teamoften naturally, frozen or dunked in alcohol.
• TeacherCAn Mills have control for a bit?
  Bugscope TeamMills should have control now
• Student*Can
• StudentHOW DOES ID DEFEND HIMSELF?

• StudentHow big is the Wasp tarsi?
• 10:33 am

• StudentHow can this bug help us in our normal day life?
• StudentWhat is a wasp tarsi?
  Bugscope Teamthey are segments near the end of the leg
  Bugscope Teamsometimes on a tarsus there are tenent setae which are used to help the insect stick to walls
• StudentWhat are those talon looking things on the side of the wall
• StudentDoes the Ragweed protect the beetle's neck?
• StudentHow many chromosomes are in a spider?
• Studentoi

• StudentWhat have you learned from studying these bugs?
• StudentAre the hairs on the spider for protection?
  Bugscope Teamnot really, they are more for sensory functions and thermoregulation
  Bugscope Teamsince they have a hard shell, they need the hairs to help them feel their environment
  Bugscope Teamand having a layer of hair, can help, kind of like fur on a dog with regulating body temperature
• StudentAbout how many hours do you work with bugs a year
• Studentok thank you

• Studentwhy do you like working with the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamthis microscope gives us great, detailed images that light microscopes can't give us. They are also higher resolution images than what light microscopes can give

• StudentWHERE DOES THE MYSTERY ANTENNA LIVE?
• StudentWhy cant you do color
• Studentwhy cxan't they do color
• StudentWHY CANT YOU DO COLOR
• StudentWhere does a rad wasp tarsi live?
  Bugscope Teamthe rad part is just to say it looks cool, and the tarsi are the end segments on the wasp's legs.
• Studentwhy cant you do color
• StudentWhy can't the microscope see in color?
• Studentwhy can you not do color on this michroscope?
• Studentwhat is your favorite organism to look at under the microscope?
• Studentwhat insect has this antenna?
• StudentTHATS COOL
• StudentWhat is your favorite kind of cell and why?
• Studenthow many chromosomes are in a wasp?
  Bugscope TeamIt depends on the species of wasp. Some have 61 chromosomes in the diploid queen and worker forms and 31 in the haploid males while others can have 54 chromosomes in the diploid queen and worker forms and 27 in the haploid males. In the parasitic wasps diploid chromosome numbers have been found ranging from 10 to 42.
• StudentWhat did you major in during college? What college did you go to?
• StudentWhy do you study these various animals. What is your purpose?
• StudentWhat is the coolest thing you have ever viewed Joe?
  Bugscope Teami think that would have to be dinoflagellates. they are planktons, and some of them glow when they sense motion nearby
• StudentIS THAT HANGING FROM A TREE?
• Studenta
• Studenta
• Studentthats pertty neat
• Studenthi
• StudentWhat is your job? What do you do that requires you to study bugs and other organisms

• 10:38 am

• Studentwhat are you majoring in?

• Studentghav
• StudentDo you guys studied other animals besides insects?
• StudentWhat is the aphid cornicle
  Bugscope Teamit is where the aphid exudes wax to protect it from other insects
• StudentTHATS COOL
• StudentWhat is your purpose in studying these animals?
• Teachercan gatchis have control for a bit?
  Bugscope Teamgatchis has control
• Studenthow do you find all of these things under a microscope?

• StudentHave you ever wanted to study your own pets and look at their DNA?
• StudentDo you study anything else than insects?
• StudentHow far can this microscope zoom in?
  Bugscope Teamthe microscope can see features as small as 2 nanometers, around 200,000 times magnified
• Student CORBAN:WHAT KIND OF ANT IS THAT?

• StudentIs that a bird?
  Bugscope Teamthis is a cute little ant
• StudentHow often do you work with this microscope? How often do you discover new things?

• Studentu
• StudentHow many different kinds of insects do you look at a day?
• Studentl
• StudentIs this ant toxic?
• StudentIs there a way to find out what the mystery antenna is?
  Bugscope TeamTHIS IS THE MOUTH PART!
  Bugscope Teamsry.
  Bugscope Teami don't think it's an antenna but a shriveled abdomen of an insect
  Bugscope Teamoh nevermind than
  Bugscope Teampretty sure now that the weird shriveled up part was a super modified palp of a male beetle that is used for grasping a female during male, to answer your question
• StudentCORBAN: WHAT IS THAT THING ON HIS CHEEK?

• StudentCORBAN: WHAT IS AN APHID
• StudentIs all of that lumpy stuff on the insect. Like a flabby exoskeleton?
• StudentWhat are you trying to figure out from studying all these things?

• 10:43 am
• Studentwhy are the bugs eye shaped like that?
• Studentis this a hard and fun job?
• StudentWHAT are those lines on the side of the eye
• StudentWhat college did you go to, to get to this job?
• StudentWhat are all those ridges around the eye for?
  Bugscope Teami've been told those ridges make the ant head look shiny
• StudentCORBAN:) WHERE DO THEY LIVE???

• StudentWhat are the different magnifications of the microscope
  Bugscope Teami think this one goes from roughly 70x to a lot...

• StudentWhat else do they look for besides GPA and test scores?
• StudentWhat do the hairs on the bug do?

• StudentCORBAN:) WHAT IS A BORER???
• StudentWhat is the pulvillus?
• StudentDo you work on this all day hours at a time?
• Studentwhy are there horns, are they like eyelashes or are they just to protect them, also do they have eyelashes?
• StudentWhat are we looking at here?
• Studenthow many chromosomes do ants have?
  Bugscope Teamthe jack jumper ant has 2 for females, males are haploid and thus have 1; smallest number possible. Other ant species have more chromosomes
• StudentWhat is the ant's eye made up of?
  Bugscope Teaman ant's eye is made of ommatidia, which are the individual parts of the compound eye, each of these ommatidia has a lens and if you're ever opened up an osage orange, it looks kind of like that when you cut and insect eye open.
• StudentThank you for letting us use your microscope!
• StudentCORBAN:) BY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!!!!!
• StudentHow many hours do you work a day and do you love your job?
• Studentthank you
• StudentThank you!!
• StudentThanks
• StudentThank you
• StudentThanks
• StudentThank You
• StudentThank You!!!
• Studentdo you work on this five days a week or seven?
  Bugscope TeamBugscope, sometimes weekends; we monitor the lab on weekends and fix things when we need to
• StudentThanks a bunch
• StudentThank you!
• StudentThank you for this awesome experience
• StudentThank you everyone! This was a fun experience
• Bugscope Teamthank you for joining us today!
• StudentTHUS WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! :)
• TeacherThanks! My next class will be in about 3 minutes :)
• StudentThank you
• StudentThank You!!!!
• Student:D
• StudentThank yous Much luv
• Studentcool
• StudentTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
• StudentCan we see past the shell of the insect
  Bugscope Teamyes, but not with this scope, many people do dissections and histological studies
• StudentThank you
• StudentTHANKS FOR EVERY THING SJ, CATE, AND JOE
• Student;JHGVHF
• Bugscope Teamthanks!
• StudentCOOL BYE
• Student;) BYYYYYYYYYYYY
• StudentDRY
• StudentFS\ESRT
• StudentFT5 DTX
• 10:55 am

• StudentHow long have you worked in this profession?
  Bugscope Teami have been doing what i do now for 7 years
• StudentWhy do you do what you do?
• Studentdo you enjoy your job?
• StudentHi why do we need a microscope this big
  Bugscope Teamto see super fine details on tiny things
• StudentWhat's your favorite bug?
• StudentHow long does it take to get to this degree on a microscope?
• Studentwhat is your favorite lab to do
• StudentHow long does it take to graduate with degrees that qualify you for this profession?
  Bugscope Teamdepends on your own needs and desires. (mostly pay and how far up the chain of command you want to be)
• StudentWhat is the most interesting thing you've seen on this microscope?
• StudentWhat are some of the other things that you use these microscopes for?
• StudentHow large are these microscopes?
• StudentHow can you get into this type of job
• StudentWhat has been the most interesting thing you have ever seen through this microscope?
• Studentcolleges*
• Studenthow expensive are these michroscopes?
• Studenthow long do you have to go to school for?
• StudentHow many microscopes do you have and what types are they?
• StudentWhat other professions use these microscopes?
  Bugscope Teami am a microscopist- which means i run this microscope, but there are entymologists that look at certains parts of insects, or materials science people that looks at metals, or other materials you can make, or there are other various biological science people that can use this microscope to look at cells for instance
• StudentWhy is it important to see these things so closely?
• StudentWhat is your favorite thing to study?
• StudentWhat kind of degree do you need for this profession?
  Bugscope Teamprobably a minimum of a bachelor degree, but for the more advanced things a PhD maybe
• Studentlike bugs and such?
• StudentSanchez: What made you guys want to work as a Scientist?
  Bugscope Teamthere are lots of interesting things in nature, and for one reason or another, we'd like to explain why certain things happen, or why things are the way they are.
• StudentWhat is your favorite bug?
• StudentHow many microscopes of this power are there in the USA
• StudentWhat is your favorite thing you've looked at?
• StudentWhat is the most peculiar organism you have ever studied? What did it look like?
• StudentWhat is the most interesting aspect of your job?
  Bugscope Teambeing able to come up with your own projects and working outdoors
• StudentWhat has been the most interesting thing you have ever seen through the microscope?
• StudentWhat is the exact size of the microscope
  Bugscope Teamthe main part is about the size of a fridge box, the computer component is about the size of a lab desk
• StudentWhat are we looking at right now?
  Bugscope Teamthis is the abdomen of a wasp. most likely some sort of parasitoid.
• 11:00 am
• StudentWhat type of degree did you have to get to work on this microscope
  Bugscope Teamany kind of physical science degree, like biology, would work
• Studentwhat else can you do with this microscop
• StudentHow hard is it to get the microscope to focus on such minor details?
  Bugscope Teamwith this microscope, not too hard.
• StudentWhy did you want this job?
• Studentdo you have a lab coat?
  Bugscope Teamwe do, but i often don't wear them
• Studentwhat colleges would you prefer if i was planning to get a degree in this perfesion?
  Bugscope Teamwhat profession are we talking about?
• StudentWhat made you want to be scientist? Has your job affected your everyday life?
  Bugscope Teami've wanted to be a scientist since sometime in high school. I have always been good at science and math, but you don't have to have a strong math background to do this
• StudentHow much are the microscopes worth?
  Bugscope Teamthis particular SEM (scanning electron microscope) is roughly $600,000
• StudentWhat degree do you have
  Bugscope TeamI have a degree in physics, scott has degrees in english and biology
• StudentWhere is the microscope located?
  Bugscope Teamin a basement somewhere on campus at the University of Illinois in Urbana
• Studentwhat is the average amount of money scientists like you make
  Bugscope Teamprobably runs from 40,000 to 120,000 a year
• TeacherCan Brooks have control of the scope for a while?
  Bugscope Teambrooks has control
• StudentHow many scientists work with this microscope?
  Bugscope Teama few hundfed per yesr
• StudentHave you always wanted to be a scientist from when you were young.
  Bugscope Teamyes

• StudentHave you found any information unknown to humans?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• Studentwhat kind of stuff do you do?
  Bugscope Teami study pheromones of insects
• StudentHow often do you use your knowledge of microscopes and it's aspect on your everyday life?

• StudentSims it is a bug scope

• Studentdo you use the microscope for anything but bugs?
  Bugscope Teamyes, there are people who use it to look at many other things, biotic and abiotic.
• StudentWhat is your favorite species you like to look at through a scope?

• Studentis there more than one person working on the same microscope? If you do, do you guys/girls all work together?

• StudentHow big is the microscope?
• StudentDo these microscopes have all of the components to look at neutrinos? And also are neutrinos exist?
  Bugscope Teamyes neutrinos exist. unfortunately you need a particle accelerator to see evidence of them, like the large hadron collider at cern

• Studentdoes this microscope help reveal what makes up the wasp
  Bugscope Teamyes

• StudentDo these microscopes have the power to look at nutrinos?
  Bugscope Teamno
• StudentCan bugs tell us anything about humans?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• Studentwhy is the image in black and white
  Bugscope Teambecause we are suing electrons rather than light, and electorns are much smaller than the wavelengths of lihgt; the images come to us as signal
  Bugscope Teamusing*
• StudentWhat do the bugs teach you about our past, future, or present? What DNA do we share with them if any?
• StudentWhat other colleges offer this type of education
  Bugscope Teamin terms of access to an SEM to essentially the public? none that i am aware of, do you know of any, Scott?

• StudentHow many people can be involved with the microscope action?
  Bugscope Teamone person drives at a time

• StudentWhat is the relative size of these microscopes?
• StudentAre we looking at the mouth?
• Studentdoes building this microscope for several years pay off
• StudentWhere do you get your funding to maintain the microscope from?
• StudentWhat other professions use microscopes like this?
• StudentHow many samples of insects do you have in the lab?
• 11:05 am
• Studentwhat is your favorite thing to look at in the microscope?

• StudentIn your own opinion, what's the most interesting thing you've seen through the microscope?
  Bugscope Teambrochosomes, mites, super cool pollen, bone, things people have fabricated, like artifical eyes

• StudentWhy bugs? Why not something else?
  Bugscope Teambugs are easy to process. you dry them and they retain their shape for the most part. You can also relate to them more because you see them most everyday.

• StudentHow long does it take to look at one thing and move to something else?
  Bugscope Teamit depends on the thing and what you really want to recrod

• StudentWhat is the cost of this microscope
  Bugscope Teamaround 600,000 dollars.
• StudentAre these microscopes the most powerful type?
  Bugscope Teamno, the most powerful is, Scanning Transmission Electron Holography Microscope (STEHM), or maybe was now, technology moves so fast.

• StudentDo the spiders hair in their mouth help them taste?
  Bugscope Teamthey do not have mouths, really

• StudentWhat is the largest bug that you have looked at?

• StudentDo you see other different things, such as other living creatures. If so what are they?

• StudentHow do you guys get enough money to keep the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamwe charge users to image their samples with this microscope, which helps

• StudentAround how much does this microscope weigh?
• StudentWhy do spiders have hairs in their mouths?
  Bugscope Teamso they can sense whether the things they're biting are really there

• StudentHow do you raise money to keep everything working?
• StudentCan you use any other things like plants
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentScot, what can they tell us about humans?

• Studentmuch wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
• StudentHave you ever looked at anything other than bugs?
  Bugscope Teamyup, plants, rocks, minerals, man made things
• StudentSince the microscope was made in the 1990s, have you considered building a more updated and modern microscope? Is the microscop "Out of date" yet?
  Bugscope Teamthere are newer microscopes that are easier to use, but the basic design and generalk capabilities have not changed

• Studentdoes several months of work pay off on building the microscope
  Bugscope Teamno because we cannot charge such high fees

• StudentIs the actual bug in black and white?
  Bugscope Teamno

• StudentDo you find a significant difference in a species of bugs depending on where the bug is found?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• StudentHave you ever considered looking at small reptiles?
  Bugscope Teamwe have looked at small reptiles
• StudentWhat does that microscope do?
  Bugscope Teampretty much the same thing, but at a better resolution and better parts

• StudentWhat is the hardest responsibility when controlling the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamnot breaking it

• StudentSo if you go down to the smallest form of pretty much anything would you just end up seeing pure energy?
• StudentWhat color is the bug SCOT?

• StudentWhat are the wings made out of?
• StudentCan you determine different species by their body patterns?

• Studenthow do you find these pictures

• StudentWhat types of reptiles have you looked at?
• 11:10 am
• StudentHow much money do scientists make a year?
  Bugscope Teamdepends

• StudentDo the holes in the wings make it more aerodynamic....?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• TeacherCan Beil have control ?
  Bugscope Teamgot it
• StudentJoe, What do you mean by man made thing?
  Bugscope Teamthings like plastics or computer chips
• StudentHow long did it take to create this microscope?
• StudentWhy do the wings have holes? Does it help them glide through the air

• Studentis this a fly
• StudentWhy are there holes in the wings?
• StudentHow did you get the money to get this microscope and keep it working?

• Studentoh thanks... what profession can make the most?
• StudentWhat has been the most interesting thing in your discoveries?
• StudentThank you for letting me have control. It was really fun and interesting
• StudentWhat's the most useful piece of information you've gathered from this scope?
• StudentHave you ever found something you weren't expecting to find, and have to go to someone to ask what the abnormalities are?
  Bugscope Teamit happens all of the time; people think they will have a definite answer and they have new questions instead

• StudentWhat causes the images in the microscope to be black and white as opposed to full color?
• StudentWhat is the mystery antenna?

• StudentHas the microscope ever been broken? If so who broke it and how long did it take to rebuild it?
  Bugscope Teamyes; sometimes it is students we work with; it can take months, sometimes, to fix certain capabilities

• StudentAbout how wide is it
• StudentHow long have you guys owned the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamsince late 1998

• Studentby looking at these insects up close, can you predict what they will be like in the future?
  Bugscope Teamperhaps some entomologists can

• StudentHow wide is the microscope?
  Bugscope Team3 to 4 meters
• StudentWhat if everything we knew about bugs all turned out wrong? What would you then do?

• StudentWhat is the main perk of being in control of such a high-powered microscope?
• StudentHow heavy is the microscope?
• Bugscope TeamThis is cool. This is a male mouth part, and the male uses this to grasp the female while they are mating.

• StudentWhat was the base/startup to your interests in bugs and microscope action?
  Bugscope Teamwe bought this microscope for both research and so we could start a sustainable research program with it

• StudentHow far can it zoom in at its max?
  Bugscope Team800,000x
• StudentHow much would it cost to fix the microscope if it was broken?
  Bugscope Teamwe have a yearly maintenance contract, which is $20,000 i think
• StudentIf you go down to the smallest for of anything would you just see pure forms of energy or would it go forever or do you not know
• Studentooh wow that is cool, have you guys modified it by now? or has it been the same?
  Bugscope Teamwe have made some modifications, but mostly it is with sample holders

• StudentHow long do you expect to keep this microscope in up and running condition?
• Studentthanks
• StudentHow do you guys line up the microscope so it zooms in properly?

• Bugscope Teamthis is an ant, you can see the eye, and the thing that looks like an eye.
  Bugscope Teamthe dark spot further on the left is actually where the antenna used to be, and the raspberry looking like thing is the compound eye
• Studenthow far can you soon in?
  Bugscope Teamfor publishable images, about 200,000 to 250,000x

• StudentOut of all of the types of insects/bugs that you've looked at what is your'e overall favorite one. Like the way it looks. What has been you're favorite one?

• 11:15 am
• StudentWould you ever like to experience working with other microscopes?
  Bugscope Teamwe have many more microscopes here and work with them

• StudentWhat is the black and grey circle on the front of the head?
• StudentAround how much does this microscope weigh?
• StudentHow heavy is the microscope?
  Bugscope TeamI think about 2 tons

• StudentWhere do you get the bugs from
• StudentHow easy can the microscope break?

• StudentIf you go down to the smallest forms of everything would you just see pure energy?
  Bugscope Teamyou would not be able to see it, but that could be correct
• Studentyou should let palazzo control the scope

• Studentwhat are the main areas of focus to be a scientist like do you need to be strong in math and science
  Bugscope Teamcritical thinking.
  Bugscope Teamboth math and science can be learned, but critical thinking is where most people need practice

• StudentHow much time do you spend working with the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamit varies --- we train people top use microscopes for their own research
• Studentok thanks

• Student??
• StudentOut of all of the types of insects/bugs that you've looked at what is you're overall favorite one. The way it looks. What has been your favorite one?
  Bugscope TeamI like leafhoppers
• StudentWhat made you want to do this?
• StudentHow long is this microscope expected to last into the future?
• StudentWhich species are most beneficial for your research?
• StudentHow many times do you look into a microscope a day?
• StudentCould this thing see quarks even?!
  Bugscope Teamno you need a particle accelerator to see those
  Bugscope Teamnothing can see quarks, but some things can see evidence of them

• TeacherDo you have people that will send you samples from around the world and ask you to look at the samples then send them images?
• StudentAre there any other professions use microscopes like this one?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• StudentWhen you were little did you like to look at bugs?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• Studentwhat are quarks
  Bugscope Teamsubatomic particles

• StudentIf so what?
  Bugscope Teamso many things -- if you look at today's transcript later you can see some of them
• StudentHave you guys studied anything else besides bugs?
  Bugscope Teamabsolutel;\
• StudentHow many hours do you work per week?
• StudentHow long have you been interested in bugs SCOT?
• 11:20 am
• Bugscope Teamsorry I crashed out of the software for a sec
• StudentWhich species are most beneficial for your research?
• StudentSome of use got disconnected
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• Bugscope Teamthis login is no longer working correctly...
• StudentMrs. Nielsen lost control. How should she get in?
• Studentgive control to stocking i seem to be the only one still on pretty much
  Bugscope Teamsorry the software is getting overloaded, or something
• 11:32 am
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• 11:39 am
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• 11:46 am
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• Bugscope Teamfinally got on
• Bugscope TeamI've been typing but the messages did not go through
• Bugscope Teamk I am on in my office
• 11:51 am
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• Bugscope Teamsorry about the lag/network issues
• Bugscope Teami think the problem is fixed for now
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• Bugscope Teamcan you let Ms Nielsen know that we are back on?
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• 11:56 am

• TeacherThank you for fixing it so quickly. YOu guys rock :)
• StudentWhat's the coolest thing that you've seen under the microscope?

• StudentWhy are plants green
  Bugscope Teamchlorophyll

• StudentHow can looking at the cells of weevil claws help us learn more about the past and how we adapted?
• StudentHow long does it usually take for you guys to create a sample and actually put it inside the microscope

• StudentHave you ever seen a mutation in a plant while you where looking through the microscope?
• StudentHow closely are bugs to humans?
  Bugscope Teamnot very.
• StudentHow closely are bug related to humans?
  Bugscope Teamnot very, we're not even in the same superphylum

• StudentHow hot does the gold or silver have to be in order to coat the metal disk?
• StudentWhat is a superphylum?

• StudentWhat do you learn by looking and studying these bugs?
• StudentWhoa this is cool!
• StudentWhere do you guys find your insects? Do you find them in Illinois or everywhere?
  Bugscope Teammost of them come from illinois, but sometimes schools elsewhere will send them to us

• StudentHow many chromosomes are in a average bug?
• StudentDo you guys catch the bugs you put uder the micoscope

• StudentWhat is a superhylum?
• StudentDo you study other things besides bugs/insects? Like fish or plants or something along those lines?

• StudentWhy are spiders hariy?
• StudentWhy do spider fangs have hair and how does that help them survive?

• Studentare the eyes of bugs close to the human eye?Can they see color?
• StudentWhat percent of DNA do most bugs share with humans?
  Bugscope Team~60%
• StudentHow many species of bugs have you worked with?

• StudentHave any of you personally found a new species of bugs?
  Bugscope Teamwe have worked with people who do that. Cate helped a guy characterize 360 new species of wasps
• StudentHow many chromosomes does a spider have?
• 12:01 pm

• StudentCan you see cells inside the bug if you look closley?
  Bugscope Teamonly if we only the bug up; that is better done using transmission electron microscopy
• StudentDo you look for specific parts of insects?

• StudentDo humans share any DNA with bugs?
  Bugscope Teamyes roughly 60%, and also, 40-50% DNA with bananas
  Bugscope Teamwhich explains why some people are more bananas.
  Bugscope Team*joke

• StudentHave you ever mixed bugs DNA with any other species?

• StudentWhat recent breakthroughs have you found through this microscope?
• StudentWhat time did bugs first exist on the earth? Who did they split from?

• StudentHave you ever seen a mutation in a plant while you where looking through the microscope?
• StudentDo bugs get disorders?
  Bugscope Teamyes they do
• StudentHow many bugs have you studied?
• Studentnoooo
• StudentDo you ever watch bugs for long periods of time to see how they adapt to change?
• StudentWhat kind of things do you guys tend to look at when you are not working bug scope ?
• StudentDo all of the bugs have hair?
  Bugscope Teamyes, it's essential for them in order to sense their environment since they are covered in a hard shell
• StudentDo we share a common ancestor with bugs, besides fish (Darwin's Evolution)
• StudentDo you know how much DNA we share with birds
  Bugscope Teamwhat percent? I'm not sure
  Bugscope Teami think 75% ish
• TeacherCan Johnson have control for a bit?
  Bugscope Teamthey have it
• StudentWhat's the most extraordinary thing that you've seen under the microscope?
  Bugscope Teambrochosomes, mites, certain kinds of pollen; with the TEM we have seen viruses that infect Archaea, which are a different Kingdom of life

• StudentHow many wasp species are there?
  Bugscope Teamthousands upon thousands
• StudentWhat are Aphids? Are they a bug?
  Bugscope Teamyes they are true bugs that feed on plants. they are pests

• StudentHow related are we to an ant?

• StudentHow often do bug reproduce
  Bugscope Teamit varies of course because there are so many kinds of bugs
• StudentWhy is it that an ant eye looks like that? How has that helped them survive?
• StudentWhat is the largest species of wasp you have seens?
  Bugscope Teamcicada killers
• StudentDo you look at birds? Can you look at bugs or animals cells and the reproduction of the cells
• StudentWhat insect produce the most offspring at a time?

• StudentHave you ever found a new mutation on the species that you are looking at
• StudentWhat is the largest species of wasp you have seen?
• StudentCan bugs pass down certain traits to their offspring that can be crucial to survival?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentHow often do you see a mutation or a difference in the genes under the scope?
• StudentHow many species of wasps are there?
  Bugscope Teamhundreds of thousands.
• StudentHave you named a bug?

• StudentHow do you get the bugs you look at under the microscope
  Bugscope Teampeople send them to us, and we also collect them when we have time
• StudentIs there a wasp that can kill a human in under 30 minutes?
• StudentWhat is the most lethal wasp?
• 12:06 pm
• StudentIf you use "Off" Bug spray, how does that keep the bugs off?
• StudentWhen was the last time the science industry found a new species of bugs?

• StudentHow big are the bugs you observe?
  Bugscope Teamwe like small insects because they fit on the stub, which is 1.75 inches in diameter
• Studenthow many bug species have antenna

• StudentWhat is the largest bug in the world? How big is it?
• StudentWhat is the most discusting bug you have ever seen? Which bug is the coolest you have seen?
• StudentWhat is the coolest bug you have ever looked at? why?
• StudentHow many species of bugs do you observe
• Bugscope Teamnote please that many of the questions you are asking can be looked up on the web, and at the same time you have the opportunity to control a scanning electron microscope from your school
• StudentUnder the microscope do you ever see any other thing than bugs
• StudentHow much DNA do we share with an ant?
• StudentWhen was the last time the science industry found another species of insects?
• StudentWhat part of the bug is the most hairy?

• StudentHow much DNA do we share with wasps?
• StudentHow do bugs help us know more about our past?
• StudentDo you keep a record of what the bugs under the scope look like?
  Bugscope Teamwe have images on the Bugscope web page
• StudentHow much DNA do we share with spiders
• StudentWhat is the most complex insect you have studied?
  Bugscope Teamhard to tell
• StudentWhat is the largest animal you have seen under the micoscope
  Bugscope Teammaybe part of a cicada? we are limited to around 2 inches of stage space
• StudentDo you weigh the bugs? If so, what was the heaviest bug?
  Bugscope Teamwe do not weigh bugs but we had a centipede once that might have weighed an ounce
• StudentDo bugs have different eye color if so what colors '
  Bugscope Teamlots of different colours, red, white, green, black, banded..
• StudentDo you look at marine animals?
• StudentWhat have you found because of this microscope?
• StudentDo you have people that will send you samples from around the world and ask you to look at the samples?
• StudentHave you looked at anything that helped you find a new adaptation in a species?
• StudentWhat are some things that you have looked at that changed your thinking of something huge
• StudentHow has using a microscope affected society and the world?
• TeacherSJ- Thank you for reminding my students of types of questions that are appropriate.
• StudentHow many chromosomes do spiders have?
• StudentHow many scientific advances have happened due to this microscope, and if so, what advances?
• StudentWho many different diseases have you guys discover from this microscope
• StudentHow many chromosomes do wasps have?
• StudentHave you linked two different species together by just looking through your microscope? If so, what were the two species?
• StudentHave you ever had a break through that can tell the future evolvement of that species?
• StudentHave you guys been able to find certain things about bugs that others haven't?
• StudentIn the magnification of the mystery antenna, why does it have hair? How does that help it to survive?
• StudentHave your research about insects helped cure human diseases?
• StudentAre you finding new discoveries every day with this microscope?
• 12:11 pm
• StudentHow much research do you have to do?
  Bugscope Teamthat depends. when you are a graduate student or post doc they like you to write publications. you need to do research to be able to write the publications. so a lot of the time that is what you are doing as a student.
• StudentHas using a microscope helped scientists figure out cures for genetic diseases?
• StudentHave looking at these bugs helped you find out more about evolution?
• StudentCan you look at the bugs cells? Or any animals cells?
• StudentHave you ever found a cure for a disease in a species using this microscope? If so, which species help find a cure for which disease
• StudentDoes this help with figuring out the evolution of species on this earth?
• StudentWhy do ants have compound eyes?
  Bugscope Teama lot of ants dont even really rely on their eyes because they spend so much time in the ground. they rely on their antennae for information
• StudentDo you guys ever look at alive insects under the bugscope?
  Bugscope Teamwe have, by accident
• Studentlol
• StudentWhat are some things that you have found out about huge diversities in many different species of bugs while looking through the microscope?
• StudentHave insects helped humans? If so, how?
  Bugscope Teamthey help us understand how we and they function, and how we can protect ourselves from disease, for example
  Bugscope Teamlots of them eat other insects which we consider pests, many are helpful pollinators that help with crops and fruit set, and some produce chemicals that maybe used in medicines
• StudentHow do observing insects help humans?
  Bugscope Teamit helps us to understand how they and we fit together on the earth

• StudentDoes the information you obtain from these bugs help out other fields?
• StudentAre there insects that carry diseases that could be harmful to humans?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• StudentIs there a bug that posts a threat to us?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• StudentDo some insects have cures for humans?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentAre you finding new discoveries every day with this microscope?
• StudentAre there certain things that even the most powerful microscopes can't see?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• StudentWhere do you get the bugs to look at?
  Bugscope Teamsome are sent in by other people, and others are just collected outside
• StudentHave you ever found a cure for a disease in a species using this microscope? If so, which species help find a cure for which disease
• StudentWhat are the imprints that are on the outside of this wasp?
• TeacherSo by examine these bugs we can figure out what their adaptations are and eventually figure out how they impact our ecosystems as a whole?
  Bugscope Teamwe find out that things we considered to be insignificant actually were useful in the whole network of life
• StudentFrom your research about bugs, what can you predict about bugs in the future? What adaptations do you think they will have?
• StudentIf bugs can get a disease that humans can get like cancer,if so can bug diseases have an impact on us
• StudentDo studies in these bugs help other medical fields? If yes which ones?
• StudentWhats the coolest bug you have ever seen under a microscope
  Bugscope Teammites are cool; hexapods are cool; we could not limit it to one
• StudentHow to flys help us?
  Bugscope Teamwe realize, over time, that all organisms are useful, for example bees pollinate the crops we eat and without them we are in trouble
  Bugscope Teamdepends on the flies, some carry diseases, some eat other insects, some pollinate. this is why natural history is important
• StudentHow many chromosomes are in a wasp?
  Bugscope Teami want to say 6.
• StudentIs it hard anwsering all these questions?
  Bugscope Teamit is ridiculous when we see that no one seems to care what the answers really are
• StudentCan bugs cure cancer if so how do you use that bug to cure cancer.
• Bugscope Teamscientists do study insects to learn about how they affect our ecosystem and what humans are doing to them. colony collapse disorder is a big one, because without honeybees, we will be without certain fruits/flowers
• StudentHow do spiders help humans to live? They seem to just seen to make webs everywhere.
  Bugscope Teamthey eat insects that are probably more annoying and/or potentially more dangerous

• StudentDo you only look at bugs in white and black or can you look at bugs in color?
  Bugscope Teamthere is no color in electron microscopy; when you see color in EM it is artificia;

• StudentWhat are some things you have looked at that could change the way that humans live in the future?
  Bugscope Teamsome of the microstructures seen under the scope can serve as bio-inspiration that helps engineers design new things
• StudentIf we didn't have microscopes, do you think that the humans would know as much about the world and life forms?
  Bugscope Teamno, not nearly.
• StudentHave you guys ever found anything under your microscope that has lead to another discovery in evolution
• StudentWhat is the biggest bug you looked at?
  Bugscope Teamparts of walking sticks
• StudentWhat are some things that you have found out about huge diversities in many different species of bugs while looking through the microscope?
• TeacherCan Mietzneri have control of the scope for a bit?
  Bugscope Teamthey should have control now
• 12:16 pm
• StudentAs you discover new bugs, do any of the discoveries you make impact other discoveries, and how?
  Bugscope Teamwe learn more and more, sometimes slowly and sometimes in quick bursts
• StudentDoes an insects' body automatically turn on and off genes according to where they are?

• StudentHow do you tell how old the bug is from the past?
  Bugscope Teamwe use new insects for each session

• StudentWhat's the largest populated species if insects?
  Bugscope Teamants, perhaps
• StudentHow many bugs do you usally look at in one day?

• StudentWhat bug has the most chromosomes? How many?
  Bugscope Teamgypsy moth with 62?

• StudentIs it a gene what determins what the bug likes to eat
  Bugscope Teamprobably, or multiple genes
• StudentCan you tell under your microscope how these insects behave when they are in the wild? Why or why not?
• StudentWhat chromosome changes the color of an insect?
  Bugscope Teamit is going to vary
• StudentHow many insects do you guys look at a day?
  Bugscope Teammost of the time, none
• StudentHow many chromosomes do bugs have
  Bugscope Team2-8. depending on species.
  Bugscope Teamwhoops i guess it goes up to at least 62.
• StudentHow come some insects are able to change colors depending on their surroundings and humans are not able to?

• StudentThank you for your time peeps
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• StudentThank you for teaching me. I learned a lot.
• StudentThank you for answering or questions!
• Bugscope Teamthanks for your great questions
• StudentThank you very much for your time and answering all of our questions! It was a blast!
• StudentThank you very much for the information!
• TeacherMy next class will be in about 5 minutes. Thank you for your patience :)
• StudentThank you for your respones and great answers
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• 12:24 pm
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• Bugscope Teamhello Everyone!
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• Bugscope Teamplease let us know when you have questions about the insects or the scanning electron microscope, or anything else
• Studenthello
  Bugscope TeamHi MCCormick!
• TeacherCan Riga have control?
  Bugscope TeamRiga has control.
• 12:29 pm
• TeacherI have spoken to the kids about inundating you with questions :)
  Bugscope Teamhaha Yay!

• Studenthello
• Bugscope Teamthis is a closeup view of an aphid. you can see its compound eyes to the left and top middle

• StudentI was wondering, how does your microscopic work impact us and lead to further information?
• Bugscope Teamthe thing that looks like potato chip is a scale from a moth or butterfly
• StudentDo you like what you do? and how did you become what you are today?
  Bugscope Teamyea, it's fun, i got interested in this stuff from classes, and took some time off to mess around with different jobs that are somewhat related, and decided it was fun

• StudentWhat are some things such as clases or majors do you need to work in this field of study?
• StudentHave you ever looked at anything besides organic material under the microscope?
• StudentNevermind

• StudentAre there any ways that salt crystals can help us with many things such as diseases or other problems in the world?

• StudentWhat requirements must you have to have the job that you do
  Bugscope Teamattention to detail, thinking ahead\
• Studenthave you always liked science. Where did you start to be become what you are now
  Bugscope TeamI always liked science
• StudentWhat is the favorite thing do do as a biologist?
  Bugscope TeamI like the imaging component.
  Bugscope Teamgoing outside and looking at things
• StudentWhat is your salary based off of? Is it set or is it based on the work that you do?
  Bugscope Teamit is set, so it doesn't matter how much work we do

• 12:34 pm
• StudentWhat made you love science?
  Bugscope Teamthe fact that it it is logical and makes sense, although you don't always see that right away
• StudentWhat is the biggest bug you have ever seen?
  Bugscope Teamgoliath beetle
• StudentHello! How long did it take to develop the technology to build this amazing microscope and about how long did it take to actually assemble?
• StudentWhat inspired you to work with these microscopes? What inspired you to go into this field of work?

• StudentWhat kind of grades do you have to have to become a what you are?
  Bugscope Teamreally depends. I think the way you present yourself, and the ability to critically think and talk passionately about the subject you are interested in is way more important than grades.
  Bugscope Teamrather than focusing on grades, i think it is more important to understand the materials being taught. ability to take a test well is nice, but not the best indication of how well someone will do in a particular field
• StudentWhat is the coolest thing you have looked at with this microscope?
  Bugscope Teamso many things, but there is one kind of pollen that is pretty astonishing

• StudentHow much does a microscope like this cost?
  Bugscope Teamabout $600,000
• StudentHow will using the science affect us the most in the later parts of earth
• StudentWhen did you truly become a scientist?

• StudentWhat do you think is the most interesting object to look at under a microscope?
• StudentWhat is the best part of doing what you do?
  Bugscope Teamwe get to see all kinds of research

• StudentWhen you were kid was your dream job to be a scientist?
• Bugscope Teamwe train graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to use the microscopes to do their own research in a huge variety of fields

• Studentwhat kind of school do you have to go to to study what your learning?
  Bugscope TeamI got a degree in English and Biology; Cate got a degree in Physics.
• StudentWhen you were a kid did you want to be a scientist. If not what was your dream?
• StudentWhat are some of the things that spiders can do to help many problems in the world?
  Bugscope Teamone thing that is well-studied is how they produce all different kinds of silk

• TeacherCan Hodges have control for a bit?
  Bugscope Teamgot it!
• TeacherDo all types of scientists work with these microscopes? If so, what types of things are they looking for?
  Bugscope Teamabsolutely, geologists, engineers, whoever. It gives them insight into microstructures in different materials, and compositional differences, etc.
• StudentWhat are some things that you have done on this microscope that have impacted the world?

• StudentHave you guys looked at anything other than bugs using this microscope? If so, what was it?
  Bugscope Teammost of the time we are not looking at bugs. sometimes cells, sometimes selfhealing polymers, sometimes bacteria, today someone wants to look at zombie cells

• StudentHave you pioneered or made advancements on anything with your time working with this microscope?

• StudentWhat kind of companies or jobs need this microscope, and how do you get to interact with them?
• StudentWhat is the most disgusting thing you have ever seen
  Bugscope Teamnot sure. rotten insects are pretty bad

• StudentDoes your research with insects help you or other scientists discover new things that aren't related to bugs such as cures to diseases?
• StudentWhat discoveries have you made with this microscope?

• 12:39 pm

• StudentHow much do scientists make per year?
  Bugscope Teamsome of the research professors make a few hundred thousand per year

• StudentHow do you stay a scientist when it can be so boring sometimes? Do you get to go out into the field when you hit a road block for longer than a year or lots of vacation time? Perhaps find a bunch of specimens?
  Bugscope Teamit is definitely not boring

• Studenthave you guys ever seen somthing that you didnt expect to see?
  Bugscope Teamwe see that quite often. people think they are going to get a definitive answer, and instead they get new questions
• StudentDo you only look at bugs in your job or do you look at different things and research different things?
  Bugscope Teamwe do not look at bugs very often outside of doing this

• StudentWe use the four C's at our school. The four C's are Collaboration, Creativity, Communication, Critical Thinking, and Curiosity. Is there one that you demonstrate more than another and why?
  Bugscope Teamwell that's 5 C's, but i think all of them are used equally. Your curiosity gets you to critically think about a certain problem, and creativity and collaboration helps you find a solution to the problem. Communication is necessary so you can present the problem and solution to others in a succinct and clear manner.

• StudentHow do you keep from getting headaches when you are looking through the microscope for hours? That is basically the only thing I don't like about science.

• Studentis this your dream job
  Bugscope Teamsometimes it is a nightmare
  Bugscope Teamnightmares are still dreams
  Bugscope Team:P
• Studentis it easy to look throw the microscope

• StudentHow has this microscope impacted the world?
  Bugscope Teamit is responsible for hundreds of people's careers, hard to say definitely

• StudentWhat is your favorite of all these slides?
  Bugscope Teamthese are not slides -- this is live imaging

• StudentDo you do any work with genes and gmo's in your work?
  Bugscope TeamGMOs tend to be misnomers. a lot of things we eat/use these days can be considered GMOs. Dog breeds, domesticated pigs, crossed plants...

• StudentWhat other things/animals do you look at under a microscope other than bugs?
  Bugscope Teamself-healing polymers, bacteria, cancer cells, zombie cells, bat skulls, rocket fuel, batteries, flexible silicon....
• Studenthow long does it take to get the information form the microscope
  Bugscope Teamwhat you see is live.
• 12:44 pm
• StudentDid you have to go into the field to get these specimens, or did you already have them with you?
  Bugscope Teammost of these are from the field.

• StudentWhat is a zombie cell?

• StudentWould being a scientist help you repair the microscope or would you call in an engineer to repair it? Can the microscope even be broken?
  Bugscope Teamthe microscope is very complex; it is our job to know when we can make repairs and when we need to call for service

• StudentWhat is your favorite part of your job and do the four of you (Cate, SJ, Scott, and Joe) work together daily?

• StudentHave you ever tried to put live specimens under the microscope? If so, has it worked?
• StudentI know I mean the bugs being analyzed
  Bugscope TeamI like the weevil and the borer today.

• TeacherCan Cochrane control the scope for a while?
• StudentWhen did you start using the microscope, and is it the only equipment you use?
  Bugscope Teamthis is a laboratory with about 25 microscopes and associated prep equipment
• StudentWhat made you say to yourself before you were a scientist, Oh I want to grow up and be a bug scientist? Was that what you always wanted to do?
• Studenthow long have you deen using this awsome piece of technology
  Bugscope TeamI have been doing electron microscopy for more than 30 years

• StudentIs there only one microscope like this?
  Bugscope Teamthere are very few that people put online like this.

• StudentWould you recommend this job to other people? -Kirsh
  Bugscope TeamI think it depends on the person, and it's definitely not a job that everyone will enjoy. it is really dependent on what the person is interested in and what their goal is and how they want to reach that goal.

• StudentWhat has been the most interesting thing you've looked at under the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamit is cool to see viruses that infect Archaea.
  Bugscope TeamZombie cells
  Bugscope TeamThey are silica cell replica of real cells but they are not alive.
• StudentDo you have more than one of these microscopes in your department?
  Bugscope Teamthis particular type of microscope - this is the only one in the University

• StudentHave you ever used the micro scope to look at plants?

• StudentIs this the most powerful microscope you have looked through?
  Bugscope Teamno we have another one that works differently

• 12:50 pm

• TeacherDo engineers use these microscopes to figure out how to build and create things based upon the structures of the organism they look at? If so, what things have been invented or modified?
• StudentSecond, when did you relise you wanted to get into this research feild? Also, when you applied for your position, what was the title you were appling for on your resume and how long did you have to go to collage?
  Bugscope TeamI needed one more class to finish my double major, so I had to find something to do. I worked in two labs, and in one I taught myself how to do transmission electron microscopy.

• Studenthow many bugs (or other things) do you have in your lab?
  Bugscope Teamwe have many bugs but they are only for Bugscope

• Studentdoes this take a long time to do?
  Bugscope Teamthis is super easy
• StudentDo you sometimes examine things other than bugs?

• StudentHow are zombie cells made? Is it very difficult?

• Bugscope Teamwe have someone waiting to look at zombie cells today. Is it alright if we let them control the microscope?
• StudentDo you control the microscope, study the images displayed, or both?
• StudentOr not, I just saw the answer, sorry for repeating
• StudentHow is the microscope room or wherever it's kept in kept sterile? Or is it an airtight room with no outside influences?
  Bugscope Teamit is kind of messy right now
• StudentWhen in the lab, how do you make sure the animals are kept properly? How are they stored?
• StudentHas this microscope ever impacted the world?
• Studenti mean how many specimens do you have not just bugs but every thing like cloth or dog bones
• StudentWhat kind of things are you looking for when looking under the microscope?
• Bugscope TeamMrs Nielsen is it alright if we let someone on now?

• StudentSince it is messy are the specimens or visual affected? Why?
• TeacherWhat does that mean?

• 12:55 pm
• TeacherOh yes, I had asked if Cochrane could have control a little bit ago
  Bugscope TeamWe have someone here who wants to look at zombie cells. We are going to let them on, and you can watch if you would like.
• StudentCan you get coloured images on a microscope? Sorry if that sounds rude, btw.
  Bugscope Teamnot on an electron microscope without false coloring.

• Bugscope Teamin a second you will see part of the room the 'scope is in...
• StudentAre you sitting in the lab with the microscope>
  Bugscope TeamCate is, with Jie.
• Bugscope Teamwatch!
• TeacherHa! We saw your hand :)
• TeacherHi Joe!
• Bugscope Teamwe're going to replace the sample with some zombie cells
• StudentHi Joe
  Bugscope Teamhi
• Studentcool
• StudentNo way
• TeacherHow awesome is that????!!!!
• StudentPretty awesoem
• Studentawesome*
• StudentLETS DO IT
• StudentHave many times can you magnify something? (the current piicture is 112x)
  Bugscope Teamwe can go to 800,000x but the best we can do for actual publishable images is around 200,000x
• StudentHow did zombie cells even get their name? Can they be used to create zombies or what is their purpose in life?
  Bugscope Teamthey are not alive, really; they are cells that have been duplicated with very fine silica
• StudentDo zombie cells hurt any other organisms in any way?
• Bugscope Teamnow you see that we have three samples in the microscope
• StudentOk, I guess that kind of makes sense.
• Bugscope Teammaybe we can get Jie to tell you what she is studying now.
• StudentCan zombie cells appear in plants?
  Bugscope Teamyes
• 1:00 pm
• StudentWhat is the coolest thing you have ever magnified under the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamzombie cells are pretty cool
• StudentHow do zombie cells develop?
  Bugscope TeamThe chemical precursor of silica self assembled around real cell structures.
• Bugscope Teambut this is an experiment, so we are showing you the tricky parts
• Studentabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyandz
• StudentHave you enjoyed science from a young age? When did you know you wanted to get into this field?
  Bugscope Teamit just made sense
• StudentWhat do zombie cells look like? Also were did you get the name "Zombie cells"?
  Bugscope Teamthey are replicas of all types of cells
• StudentHave any of you ever had a conversation were all the words were about ten syllables? That would be so cool.
• TeacherThey love zombies :)
• TeacherI don't mean to rush you , but this class will leave in about 5 minutes and they really want to see the cells :).
  Bugscope Teamthe microscope is pumping down, and we have to wait for it.
• StudentHow long have you had this career?
• Bugscope TeamCate will turn the beam on in a sec.\
• StudentNot me I like aliens
• StudentThank you for your time and knowledge! ()o()
• StudentIf you ever put cancer cells or flu cells in the microscope, do you have to sterlise it?
  Bugscope Teamwe have worked with live Shigella, but it was years ago. We had to sterilize the 'scope with 70% ethanol.
• StudentWhat inspired you to become a scientist? Have you loved science since you were a kid?
• Bugscope Teamhere are some of them
• Studentcan zombie cells be used to help save peopel
  Bugscope Teamyes!
• StudentThat is kool
• TeacherThat is so neat!
• StudentIf the space program was still running with NASA would you guys volunteer?
• StudentDo Zombie Cells reproduce the same way as regular cells do?
  Bugscope TeamNo, they are not alive so they cannot reproduce.
• Studenthow do zombie cells help save people
• StudentThank you for answering our questions! It was very cool!
• Bugscope Teamthe person who is logged on as Scott is Jie, whose work this is.
• StudentWhy do those cells look like they are coated in hair?
  Bugscope Teamthose are pseudopodia on the surface of the replicas
• StudentThese cells almost look like a piece of coral zoomed in :)
  Bugscope Teamyes they do
• StudentThats really cool!
• 1:05 pm
• Bugscope Teamwe are looking to see how much they resemble the original cells
• StudentHow can zombie cells help us?
  Bugscope TeamThis is in active research that I am pursuing now. You are witnessing the cutting edge material science.
• StudentThank you so much for taking the time out of your day to answer our questions! It was really cool!
• StudentTHANK YOU
• Studentthank you!
• Studentthank you
• StudentThanks
• StudentThank you so very MUCHHHHHHHHH
• StudentThank You!
• StudentThank you so much!:)
• StudentThank you for your time! This as amazing! :D
• StudentThank you so much:)
• StudentThank you so much for all of this. We had a lot of fun!
• StudentThank you so much I really enjoyed and learned more!!
• StudentThanks for answering my questions mates!
• StudentThankyou for everything!(:
• StudentThank you for answering all of our questions! And thanks for putting me in control :)
• StudentThank you!UIU
• StudentThank you so much for answering our questions. It helped me learn a lot!! :)
• StudentThank you so very much for answering all of our questions and being so patient! I appreciate you taking time out of your day!
• Studentbyee
• Bugscope Teamwhat seems to be a bit difference is that the surfaces, up close, are usually more flakelike
• Bugscope Teamdifferent, sorry
• TeacherHi there, this is my last class coming in right now. It will be a few minutes before we are up and running. The zombie cells were super cool. The kids were really interested in this due to the fact we are currently working on cells, genetics, DNA, etc. If you want to share this with this class too they would love it.
• Bugscope TeamHi, I am glad to share these zombie cell which is still in development with the kids!
• Bugscope TeamMs Nielsen I am sorry -- we had to let Jie get in to use the 'scope and interrupt these last two classes.
• 1:10 pm
• Bugscope TeamThis is part of an experiment, and Jie can explain what we are seeing.
• TeacherNo, it's perfect!! This is awesome!
• Bugscope TeamWe are trying to see how zombie cells survive fixation process for SEM.
• Bugscope TeamSo far so good
• Bugscope Teama friend of mine in Albuquerque, about a month ago, asked if I knew what zombie cells were, because they had made the news.
• Bugscope TeamThe morphology of these two cells are preserved throughout the fixation process. You can see many tiny protrusions out of these cells.
• Bugscope TeamI was able to tell that yes I did know about them, and that one of the people in our building was working with them.
• Bugscope Teamnow we are lucky enough to be able to show them to your class while Jie and Cate take images of them.
• Bugscope Teamoops
• Bugscope Teamis everyone still on board?
• Bugscope Teamtest
• Bugscope Teamwe are not able to see chat now
• 1:15 pm
• Bugscope Teamback?
• Studenthi
• Bugscope TeamHi Boe
• Bugscope Teamokay we are back
• TeacherAre you guys still there?
  Bugscope Teamcan you see all of the chat now?
• Studenttesting
• Teacherare you guys still there?
• Bugscope TeamWe are still here
• TeacherYes, we lost the last bit of info though
• TeacherAbout the zombie cells
• Studentyes
• Bugscope TeamYes
• Studenttesting
• Bugscope Teamso Jie what three different things are we looking at today?
• 1:21 pm
• Bugscope Team(a week ago we looked at completely untreated, dry, zombie cells)
• Bugscope TeamThe first thing is zombie cells fixed for 4 hours
• StudentWhat do you do with the microscope
  Bugscope TeamCate and I train grad students and postdoctoral scholars to use the microscopes to do their research.
• Bugscope TeamThe second is zombie cells fixed for 30min. We don't see an obvious difference so the fixation itself doesn't damage the zombie cells.
• Studentwhat tools do you use to replicate each cells
• Student What kind of the 5C's (communication, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and curiosity) do you use most?
• StudentHow long does it take to take these photos?
• TeacherHow do you use zombie cells?
• Bugscope TeamThe last one is zombie cells in high salt solutions.
• StudentWhy are these pictures black and white?
  Bugscope Teambecause there is no color in electron microscopy -- the electrons we use to make and collect the images are much smaller than the wavelengths of visible light.
• StudentUsing the zombie cells you are studying now, do you think you will be able to recreate an entire living organism like an animal?
• StudentHow long does it take to zoom into the organism you are looking at under the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamthis is all being done in real time now
• StudentHow long dose it take the microscope to focus on a slide because it is so big?
  Bugscope Teamthe samples for scanning electron microscopy are not on a slide
• StudentWhat exactly are you looking for when you are looking at zombie cells through a microscope?
  Bugscope TeamWe are looking at the cell morphologies, which is similar to real cells
• StudentHow long does it take to take a photo?
  Bugscope Teamabout a minute and a half
• StudentHow dose the zombie cells to function?
• StudentWith the Zombie cell, what activates the disease to turn on?
  Bugscope TeamThese cells are not diseased.
• StudentWhat is the easiest bug to look at under a microscope and work with?
• Studenthow do you replicate the cells of the zombies and what tools do you use?
• StudentWhat is the most interesting thing you have ever found about zombie cells?
  Bugscope TeamI am still discovering it. So far, I found their morphologies fascinating
• StudentHow does D.N.A function?
  Bugscope TeamDNA creates a template that is followed at various times and in different places and allows an organism to live, to thrive, and to reproduce.
• StudentHow long does the process of creating a Zombie cell take?
  Bugscope TeamWithin a day, we can create them from real cells.
• StudentWhat is so unique about a zombie cell?
• 1:27 pm
• StudentHow can you tell how a real cell works with a zombie cell even though its not infected?
  Bugscope TeamBecause the zombie cell preserve some structure similarity as real cells, we hope to build cellular functions inside zombie cells.
• StudentWhy were you inspired to study cancer cells?
  Bugscope Teamthis work is part of understanding how cellular functions occur and can thus help with the study and perhaps eradication of cancer
• StudentDo cells ever clump together?
  Bugscope Teamyes they do for real
  Bugscope TeamYes, here is the perfect example
• StudentHow can you identify zombie cells?
• StudentCould you explain what a morphologies is?
• StudentHow long does it take to identify the cell?
• StudentHow would you extract cancer cells?
  Bugscope TeamYou extract them from biopsy of tumors
• StudentWho inspired you to do what you do now?
• StudentWith the zombie cells, what was the most complex cell you had to identify?
• StudentHow long does it take to identify and display the cells of each organism?
• StudentWhat is the easiest bug to study and look at under the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamflies, probably
• StudentWho has effected you the most when studding the Zombie cells?
• StudentWhat is a biopsy
  Bugscope Teama biopsy is a sample taken from the body that can be studied to find out if it is diseased
• StudentDo the zombie cells work just like the normal cells?
  Bugscope Teamthey are like toy versions of cells
• TeacherHow cool is that?
• StudentStudying
• StudentCould you explain what a morphologies is?
  Bugscope Teammorphologies are shapes
• StudentWhere do zombie cell's name come from?
  Bugscope TeamA journalist from huffington post named them
  Bugscope Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/21/zombie-cells-sandia-national-labs-university-new-mexico_n_2730166.html
  Bugscope Teamthat is the link
• StudentDo we all have D.N.A that looks alike?
  Bugscope Teamit looks alike superficially
• StudentHow long have you been studying these zombie cells all together?
• StudentDo you use any other materials besides the microscopes? What others?
• TeacherSo the work with these microscopes can help the world with many medical problems?
  Bugscope TeamThe work helps understand the fundemental questions about life, which can help with current medical problems.
• TeacherHow has the electron microscope helped advance your current work?
  Bugscope Teamthis is only one tool Jie uses to confirm what she is doing
• StudentHow long does it take to identify and display the zombie cells
  Bugscope Teamsimilar to how to prepare your bugs
• StudentWhen were you first interested in cells?
• TeacherWhat about the rest of you? How has the scope helped your work?
• Bugscope Teamit is important in science to check your results various ways
• StudentUsing the zombie cells you have now, do you think you will be able to recreate a living organism like an animal?
  Bugscope TeamNot in the short term. As we are studying life, we understand that life is too complicated to be created from scratch.
• StudentHow long have you been doing this all together?
• StudentWhy do you think genetics is an important thing to know and learn?
• StudentWhy do you think genetics is an important thing to know and learn?
• 1:32 pm
• StudentWhy do you think genetics is an important thing to know and learn?
• StudentHow long has the zombie sell been discovered?
  Bugscope TeamThey were first created and published iin 2012. They were not discovered but they didn't exist before.
• StudentHow long have you been working on the zombie cell project and what will you research when you are done, Jie?
• StudentWhy can't you see color when you are looking in the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamwith this microscope, we are using electrons, which are very small, to produce the images we see; the electrons are smaller, much smaller, than visible light. so we see the images as signal, in greyscale.
• StudentAre you currently only working on zombie cells? If not what others?
  Bugscope TeamI am currently working on zombie cells as well as protein machines.
• StudentHow do you identify zombie cells?
  Bugscope TeamWe create them so we know they are zombie cells.
• StudentWhy did you pick to major in Genetics?
• StudentHow long have you been studying all of these zombie cells?
• StudentWhat is the newest information you have found?
• Bugscope Teamnow we are looking way up close, and we can see, perhaps, differences between the original cells and the zombies
• StudentWhat causes cells to replicate and turn into zombie cells.
• StudentWhy do multiple cells look the same?
• Studentwhat happen if the zobie cell got in to are boold strem what will happen to us and is it comtgets and is it good or bad and with a zoible cell can we figer out other dises and ceris too.
• Studenthave you ever looked at a cheese cell with that
• StudentWhat activates Cancer cells? What makes Cancer cells unique?
• StudentHow long have you been studying zombie cells, and why do you enjoy studying these specific cells?
  Bugscope TeamI have been working with them for 1.5 years. I enjoy studying them because I can find something new about their properties. They surprise me all the time.
• StudentSJ, what makes the flies so easy to look at and study?
  Bugscope Teamwe can just take dry flies, put them on a stub, coat them with gold-palladium, and image them
• Studentwhy are you interested in studying cells?
• Studentwhy do you use zombie cells
• StudentHow do you identify the cells with the electron scope?
  Bugscope Teamwe know that they look very similar to the original breast cancer cells, and we put only the replicas on the stub
• StudentHow do you make a zombie cell?
  Bugscope TeamWe use real cells as template and then we put a chemical precursor called sialic acid into cells. Then it self assembles into silica reaplica of cells. That is how they are made.
• Studenthow can two cells connect to each other
• StudentDo you think zombie cells could help humans with missing limbs? Like regrowth.....
  Bugscope TeamNot for now but good thinking.
• StudentWhat makes Cancer cells unique? What activates Cancer cells?
• StudentHow can these help us in the future?
• Studentwhat was the first cell that you discovered as a scientist?
• Studentnevermind
• Studentwhat happens if we got the zombie cell in us what will happen to us
  Bugscope TeamThese zombie cells are not alive so don't worry. If you got them inside, they will dissolve in your body overtime. No harm is done.
• StudentWhat is a stub Sj?
  Bugscope Teamit is the little stage that the samples are mounted upon
• 1:37 pm
• Studentcon you clone body parts with a zombie cell?
• Studentand what can zombie cell do to us
• StudentWhat causes cells to replicate and turn into zombie cells.
  Bugscope TeamThey are not turned into zomb
  Bugscope TeamThey are not turned into zombie cells by replication. Zombie cells are created from chemical reactions using real cells as substrates.
• Studentwhy dont you use regular cells
  Bugscope Teamthey have very complicated responses to treatment, and this lets Jie do a few things at a time to test responses
• Studentdo you know what the first cell that was ever discovered
• StudentThank you.
• StudentWhat is the most important thing you do with zombie cells.
• StudentJIE, what makes a Cancer Cell unique from other cells? What activates Cancer Cells?
  Bugscope TeamCancer cells are unique because they have uncontrolled growth. Then eventually they kill us.
• StudentWhat makes zombie cells so cool to study?
• Studenthow do you think intelligence on zombie cells will grow in the future
  Bugscope Teamwe are kind of seeing this live, right now; we don't know yet, but they may serve as helpful templates in the future
• StudentHow many hours do work a day on looking at cells?
• StudentThanks
• Studenthave you ever made a zombie person
  Bugscope TeamNo, but my collaborator at sandia national lab made a silica chicken embryo.
• StudentCan zombie cells help us in any way or no?
  Bugscope Teamyes we think they can
• Studenthow can zombie cells help us as humans in real life
• StudentWhy did you choose to study zombie cells
• StudentIf zombie cells were dangerous would you still research them? Why?
• Studenthow big can you make it
• Studentan zombie cells help a person with missing limbs?
• Studenthow old is the microscope
  Bugscope Teamthis one is a little over 15 years old
• Studentsay you wanted to see a real cell can you 3D print a zombie cell and scale it bigger so you can hold it/see it. and would it help you
• Studentand what can zombie cell do to us
  Bugscope TeamThey cannot harm us. No worries.
• Studentis cloning a possibility? for like the future and stuff...
• Studenthow did zombie cells come up?
• StudentDo you ever find nerve systems in cells?
  Bugscope Teamthey can respond to stimuli but do not have what we would consider a nerve system, which are of course made of many cells
• StudentWhat causes cells to replicate and turn into zombie cells.
• Studenthow can zombie cells help us as humans in real life?
• Studentwhy are you working on zomibe cell?
• Studentcan zombie cells help us and our every day lives?
• Studentwhy is it inportand to resrch zombie cells?
• Studentsay you wanted to see a real cell can you 3D print a zombie cell and scale it bigger so you can hold it/see it. and would it help you
• 1:42 pm
• StudentHow do you replicate cells? How long does it take?
• StudentDo zombie cells really help you figure out a lot about cancer cells? If so wha?
• Studentwhat?
• Studentcan zombie cells kill us
• StudentSJ, Why is it important to know how to replicate cells? How will your knowledge of replicating cells help you understand genetics?
  Bugscope Teamwhat Jie is doing is cutting some of the variables that complicate the study of cancer
• Studentlike can this technology help you see a bigger model of a cell
• StudentIs it fun researching zombie cells
  Bugscope TeamYes it is fun but I also encounter many problems as not much has been down with them before. This is what real research is like. Fun and problems. Fun and problems. And you keep solving problems and finding truth.
• StudentIs it challenging to research the zombie cells?
• StudentHow do you replicate cells, and how long does it take to do it?
• Studentwhat else are you doing to the zombie cells?
• Studentcan you make a enlarged version of the zombie cell so you dont need a microscope
  Bugscope Teamhaha maybe a little, but the things Jie is working with are on the scale of the actual cells
• Studenthow can zombie cells help us in the future?
• Studentdo you ever use regular cells
  Bugscope TeamJie cultures live cells right next door to my office'
• Studentand what is it like to reachers zombie cells?
• StudentAre zombie cells dangerous. Could they be replicated from a cancer cell and make it worse?
  Bugscope TeamNo, they are not alive and they are made of the same material as glass.
• StudentWhere do zombie cells come from?
  Bugscope TeamWe created them using real cells as templates.
• StudentWhat kinds of problems do you run into?
• Studentwhat type of cells have problems
  Bugscope Teamall types of cells are susceptible to cancer at some point, in some way
• Studentoh ok thanks
• StudentHow long does it take to replicate cells?\
  Bugscope TeamHours.
• StudentJIE, what all have you discovered while you were cutting the variables that complicate the study of Cancer? Do you think what you have learned could be benifical to the cure for Cancer? If so, what have you learned?
• StudentWhy are zombie cells so interesting?
  Bugscope Teamit is the latest in research, and it seems to have some promise in simplifying some of the questions we would want to answer
• StudentWhat do you do with zombie cells
• Studentwhy are you studying zombie cells
• Studentwhat problems do you encounter when you study zombie cells
• StudentDo you know what color the zombie cells are because the microscope can only see in black and white?
• StudentWhat problems do you have with researching the cell?
  Bugscope Teamlive cells have a lot of other things going on that can complicate immensely all of the functions under study
• Studenthow can you tell that the zombie cell is working
• 1:48 pm
• StudentWhat problems do you encounter when researching cells?
  Bugscope Teamthey can get contaminated with bacteria, for example
• StudentWhat is the most challenging cell to look under the microscope?
• StudentWhat bug is the most fun to study?
• StudentSJ, Why did you decide to major in genetics?
  Bugscope Teamit is Jie who did that, sorry
• StudentWhen was the fist time you looked into a microscope?
• StudentDo you know what color the zombie cells are?
• StudentDoes the zombie cell act just like the normal cell?
• StudentWhat is the most complex cell to study Sj?
• StudentCan all cells becomezombie cells?
  Bugscope TeamI think probably they can.
  Bugscope Teamalmost all cells
• StudentWhy do you think it is important to learn and know genetics?
  Bugscope Teamit ends up being the study of life
• StudentWhat cells cant, SJ?
• Studenthow long does it take to research cells if they are very complex
• StudentTHANK YOU
• StudentWhat is the coolest organism you've looked at under the microscope?
• StudentWhat exactly do you do in the process of make a replicate?
• StudentTHANK YOU
• StudentThank You.
• StudentBAI BAIO
• Studentthank you and goodbye
• StudentGoodbye!
• StudentGoodbye and thank you for the answers.
• StudentThank you! Goodbye, that was awesome!
• StudentThank you!!
• StudentThank you so much for you time today, have a good day!
• StudentThank you!
• StudentBye thank you for your time.
• Studentthank you so much had fun talking with all of you! :~)
• StudentThank you so much for this amazing opportunity! Goodbye!:)
• StudentThank you for answering my questions!goodbye!
• StudentThank you so much for taking your time to answer our questions! bye!
• Studentthank you and good bey and thank you soooooooooo much for andcering my qustions bey
• StudentBye thanks for all the time you gave to us and giving us positive feedback ;-)
• StudentThank you very much for letting me ask you questions about your carrier. I hope you have a nice weekend and enjoy it?
• StudentTHANK YOU! This was a great thanks!
• Studentahahahahha
• StudentThank you so very much! It was an awesome experience to have the opportunity to talk to you! Have a good day!
• StudentThank You so much for all the questions that you answered!!!!
• StudentThank you sooo much! this was an amazing experience and I loved learning what I did! Goodbye!
• Studentbye!
• StudentThanks!
• StudentThank you so much for your time! Goodbye
• StudentThank You! Bye Bye! Have a good Day!
• StudentJIE, what all have you discovered while you were cutting the variables that complicate the study of Cancer? Do you think what you have learned could be benifical to the cure for Cancer? If so, what have you learned?
  Bugscope TeamMy findings are really basic and not directly linked to cancer.
  Bugscope Teamreal research often moves in tiny steps, and this is one of the steps on the way
• StudentThank you for your time today! It was really interesting and helpful as well. I will apply all I have learned today to my knoweldge of genetics. Thanks again. Bye
• StudentThanks Bye!
• StudentThank you very much! It was a cool expeirience to know that we were one of the first people to see this.
• TeacherThis was awesome ! I thank you so much for taking the time to work with our students. What an invaluable experience! Is there any way I can get a copy of the transcript form today?
  Bugscope Teamhttp://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2013-102
• Bugscope TeamThank you, Everyone!
• Bugscope TeamThank you, Jie.
• 1:53 pm
• TeacherAll of the kiddos have gone to lunch. My administrators came in and loved this experience.
• TeacherI hope to continue this next year.
• TeacherIs there anything more I need to do?
  Bugscope TeamWe are good to go. Thank you!