As someone who researches the microbiome and its positive impact on health and nutrition, I am so glad that this channel exists. Microbes can be intensely beautiful as well as being highly useful for us as a species. It's a shame people often just see them as "germs". Keep up the good work!
Love both the science and philosophy in your message. The marvellous complexity of the world of microbes again dawned on me the time my dog became ill with severe stomach upset because in addition to other medications (antiprotozoal), she was administered powerful antiobiotics and probiotics (Bacillus clausii) as well at different intervals. Your videos are truly edifying and your voice is soothing. Thank you so much, Journey to the Microcosmos.
Lol. You have the Buddha as your avatar. So it must be fair to suppose that smoking a blunt is your shortcut to attaining nirvana. Keep trying, my friend. You'll get there soon, promise.
I just Finished reading "I Contain Multitudes" by Ed Yong the other day. It was a fascinating read that really got into the details of microbes and how our relationships are complicated. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to take the time to learn more about this topic!
Genil Júnior, I know they’re not horns, but I didn’t know that’s its butt! I thought it was the head because of the direction it was moving. Does that mean the other one wasn’t wiggling it’s head but it’s booty?
I think there are no bad or good organisms, they just are, and like us, struggle to survive on it's own particular way. Some could be harmful but some benefical, we see everything thorugh our eyes and interests but leave the bigger picture out of sight (or smaller, in this case). Thanks for this journey, I've been learning a lot in this channel.
Hank: "Nematodes are plentiful. Around 60 Billion..." Me: "That is plentiful..." Hank: "...for every human on the planet" Me: "FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU......"
yeah, I gave a good whistle to that note lol I was like dam that much. I'm not Gunna lie ppl don't understand how big a billion. that shit is alot ! let alone 60 Billion
@New Message I’m impressed by how much of a prolific commenter you are - I thought your thing was the late night talk shows - I “see” you there frequently - but here you are talkin’ microbes 🦠
I do so wish all teachers spoke like the narrator here. Your voice is very calming and your attitude is very much a conversationally one-on-one mentoring; rather than speed-yelling the info at you (like you're in amongst a noisy classroom) like an advertisement interrupting a movie - you are the movie! I do sit up and take notice, I hang on your words and I understand, I want to keep learning more!
A lot of us remember the bread, cheese, yoghurt, soya sauce, kimchi, etc. quite vividly but positively. Perhaps the alcoholic drinks are not so well-remembered.
@@lnopia Honestly that's true for a lot of things to get to sort of the "expert level" it seems. Good telescope? $1000+. Good camera? $1000+. Good musical instrument? $1000+. Good set of ski/snowboard gear? $1000+. Good gaming PC? $1000+. And that's why being interested in multiple hobbies sucks...
Years ago I got swimmer's itch when I was 14 after swimming in a lake my family visited every spring. I later went to a summer camp with itchy spots all over my stomach, chest, and thighs. It was absolutely horrible. Not only was I incredibly itchy all the time, but I also had flu-like symptoms such as fever, nausea (with vomiting), diarrhea, and stuffy nose. Thankfully most of these symptoms went away within a week, but I had to get taken home before the camp week was up. I learned to ALWAYS shower thoroughly after swimming in any fresh water lake.
fantastic video as always! For a future video you could explore the relationship between plant roots and microbiology eg, bacteria converting inorganic minerals to organic minerals then being eaten by predators and their poop being the food for the roots and the plants role in cultivating bacteria by giving out exudates (sugar) to farm them. Plant roots are teaming with bacteria for this very purpose, i'm sure you could get some great shots!, keep up the good work!
I was stationed in Japan many decades ago. One of the wonderful features of that country are hot baths whose water comes from volcanic springs. They must cool the water down in some cases so that it isn’t dangerous to soak in. Upon arrival to the country, one of the safety briefs we got was to avoid overusing the hot springs. Apparently, service members found out the hard way that destroying the natural microbes living in our skin sets one up for an opportunistic infection of non-friendly microbes.
I think a lot of microorganisms are best thought of not as harmless, but as *defenceless* . There are lots of organisms that are very well adapted to living in soil or in drops of water or whatever, which, if they found themselves in human tissue and were free to grow and reproduce, would do that human a lot of harm. But they're *not* free to do that, because the human immune system is pretty spectacular, and unless you've evolved ways to deal with it, it will deal with you, very quickly and unforgivingly. So they're harmless in the sense that they won't do you any harm, but it's not like they don't *want* to in some sense, they're just not well adapted to it and the immune system flattens them without breaking stride. You do sometimes see these 'harmless' organisms causing significant harm to people with extremely weak immune systems.
This video was really scary for me, even though I've heard about those kinds of things before.. it's just like watching scenes from the THING. Then again.. I'm scared from Octopuses too lol.
We can live with microorganisms. We can not live without them. So they are more of a good thing for us than they are bad for us, even though very clearly some microorganisms are bad for us.
This episode had some strong Mushishi vibes- can highly recommend that anime if you're into the whole "strange neutral microbial philosophy and chill music" thing
Some trematodes (flatworms, the ones that have a cercaria stage) can in fact infect humans, eg some from the Schistosoma genus. Most trematodes are hermaphrodites and live in the intestines, but Schistosoma are dioecious (having both Male and female adult worms) and live inside blood vessels. Their eggs can get trapped inside the host's body and cause a strong immune reaction, which leads to what we call schistosomiasis or bilharzia. The symptoms vary depending on the Schistosoma species as they can live either in blood vessels near the liver and intestines, or near the bladder.
That's a very optimistic philosophy about humans being able to see the big picture and judge how today's actions will impact the future. It's something so fraught with variables that it can be one of the first jobs we rely on A.I. to help us with.
Just as Hank says "Swimmer's Itch", the Cercaria begins to relentlessly shake itself to hell as if something infected it. I'm really loving the unexpected comedy here.
My Evolutionary Biology professor once said that if you were to take away everything - all the dirt and water on earth and everything else and only left nematodes, you would have a perfect outline of all the landmass
Goddamn! I love watching these videos, the visuals and narration make me feel like I'm a naturalist out in the wild discovering an alien planet! Childish sounding maybe, but it really drives home the feeling of exploration and discovery. If we ever find life on other planets, I want these people to document it!! 💎
I’m noticing a lot of microorganisms running into other microorganisms.. neither of them seem to care. Is a crash/avoidance not that big of a deal because they’re all so flexible or something...? Thank you for the new, informative video!
Binary logic in, binary conclusion out... some bacteria 🦠 help us (mutualism), some hurt us (parasitism) and some don’t hurt or help us (commensalism). Thank you for sharing this video!
as a germophobe it's really reassuring to know that less than 1% of microbe species can make you sick, even if it's only an estimate, and even if that doesn't translate into actual risk of falling ill.
I wonder how many of the things in the microcosmos can hear... I’m guessing none? It’d be pretty hard to carry on like we don’t exist to anything that has ears, and we’d be extremely annoying.
Lol I remember hearing so many times playing in the back yard as a little kid! "Wash your hands before you eat! You'll give yourself worms!" from my mother. I don't think she knew what nematodes were though.
You guys should film and edit a parody microbe video where 2 very separate microbe groups clash together in a old timey style war with a top down map view. Im picturing like red vs. blue or something goofy lol it for sure would need unique editing to make the vision work so it's like a chess match 🤘
Kudos to the writer(s)! Sheer Poetry. And narrated by Hank tops it all off. Thank you for your relaxing fascinating look into the hidden universe of microbes!!
Sure the Roman guy was guessing? There are some odd artifacts here and there that suggest what is effectively a water-drop microscope predates the glass-lensed invention (which made the instrument official) by a significant period of time. Documentation seems limited, but there's not much else that would suggest another use for those objects.
Just want to say I love this channel and it's relaxing theme. Also like being able to see all these tiny creatures I couldn't see normally. I hope that this channel does continue to keep making videos. Thank you all for the hard work you put into each video.
Yo Hank! Can you guys do an episode on things that cause allergic reactions? Them floating balls and that little Cercaria causing dermatitis got me wondering about the little bastards that make me sneeze uncontrollably for 5-10 minutes at a time.
2:30 So many jokes can be used at this timestamp, here are some just to name a few. 1: *Insert Beyblade theme song here* 2: *How it feels to chew 5 gum* 3: *Speeeeen!* (For the Vinesauce fans) 4: *The ScattMan*
Something about the way the Cercaria moves is unsettling. Almost as if something is wrong with it compared to all the other peaceful things on this channel
5 лет назад+2
you can test whats bad for a human for yourself. try swallowing 1 kilograms of microbes vs 1kg of antimicrobial soap and see what makes you feel worse.
Theres a strong possibility sholars back in those times didnt guess so much as to focus more on broader aspects of life, instead of zooming into issues too much, academics nowadays focus alot more on narrowing their fields falling prey to "not being able to see the woods due to all the trees".
As someone who researches the microbiome and its positive impact on health and nutrition, I am so glad that this channel exists. Microbes can be intensely beautiful as well as being highly useful for us as a species. It's a shame people often just see them as "germs". Keep up the good work!
5:14 "Don't drink the pond water."
_Now_ you tell me...
That explains it.
This guy is a satan worshipper
Don't drink the bong water...
"I've been drinking the lake straight up."
"Well, that's smart..."
"I'm not dead yet."
"It's early."
or the kool aid.
"... giving us everything from cheese to tetanus." Love it!
Tetanus only hits hardest for the anti-va-
Cheese poop? Any idea before I head out of here?
Love both the science and philosophy in your message. The marvellous complexity of the world of microbes again dawned on me the time my dog became ill with severe stomach upset because in addition to other medications (antiprotozoal), she was administered powerful antiobiotics and probiotics (Bacillus clausii) as well at different intervals. Your videos are truly edifying and your voice is soothing. Thank you so much, Journey to the Microcosmos.
Lol. Smoke another blunt my friend.
Lol. You have the Buddha as your avatar. So it must be fair to suppose that smoking a blunt is your shortcut to attaining nirvana. Keep trying, my friend. You'll get there soon, promise.
2:30 **Cercaria proceeds to get a seizure**
yes
"...Swimmer's Itch"
Cercaria did not like that.
why it be doin that
me trying to avoid doing anything and just seizure-ing away from my problems
The little swimmer had an Itch.
I just Finished reading "I Contain Multitudes" by Ed Yong the other day. It was a fascinating read that really got into the details of microbes and how our relationships are complicated. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to take the time to learn more about this topic!
I hate swimmer’s itch, but that round cercaria (not the one with the “horns”) wiggling its little head is kind of cute.
These are not horns. It's actually its tail that has a Y shape. The cute one has a tail that does not bifurcate :)
Genil Júnior, I know they’re not horns, but I didn’t know that’s its butt! I thought it was the head because of the direction it was moving. Does that mean the other one wasn’t wiggling it’s head but it’s booty?
@@evilsharkey8954 yep
I think there are no bad or good organisms, they just are, and like us, struggle to survive on it's own particular way. Some could be harmful but some benefical, we see everything thorugh our eyes and interests but leave the bigger picture out of sight (or smaller, in this case). Thanks for this journey, I've been learning a lot in this channel.
Hank: "Nematodes are plentiful. Around 60 Billion..."
Me: "That is plentiful..."
Hank: "...for every human on the planet"
Me: "FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU......"
They are friends tho. Don't be mad
yeah, I gave a good whistle to that note lol I was like dam that much. I'm not Gunna lie ppl don't understand how big a billion. that shit is alot ! let alone 60 Billion
Watch out for the guinea worm and other parasitic nematodes both for humans and plants. The rest are total bros though.
That's four hundred twenty quintillion nematodes!!!
Angel Segura per human.
Yes.
The answer is yes.
New Message
Indeed
And you call them steamed hams despite the fact they are obviously grilled
Yesn't
your profile pic hurts me
@New Message I’m impressed by how much of a prolific commenter you are - I thought your thing was the late night talk shows - I “see” you there frequently - but here you are talkin’ microbes 🦠
I do so wish all teachers spoke like the narrator here. Your voice is very calming and your attitude is very much a conversationally one-on-one mentoring; rather than speed-yelling the info at you (like you're in amongst a noisy classroom) like an advertisement interrupting a movie - you are the movie! I do sit up and take notice, I hang on your words and I understand, I want to keep learning more!
1:16 "Our most vivid collective encounters are also some of the most unpleasant. The sneezing, the coughing, the upset stomachs, the death..."
A lot of us remember the bread, cheese, yoghurt, soya sauce, kimchi, etc. quite vividly but positively. Perhaps the alcoholic drinks are not so well-remembered.
To answer the question- it's contextual.
Now for ten mins of staring at microfauna. Hell ye.
One of my favorite channels on RUclips. Thank you guys for the journey
Love this channel! I started studying biology a month ago and today we did our first microscoping. It was great!
Microbiology rocks!
2:28 - Cercaria: Dis my song!!
I've been meaning to ask, what microscope and camera do you use for these videos? It looks really good!
Koronix Acording to James’s (the guy who records the videos) Instagram, he uses a Motic BA310 microscope
@@TheDuckKeeper Just shy of $1,400
@@AustinThomasPhD I wouldn't know what good value for money is for the microscopes available on the market.
@@AustinThomasPhD It's about the same for a high quality telescope.
@@lnopia Honestly that's true for a lot of things to get to sort of the "expert level" it seems. Good telescope? $1000+. Good camera? $1000+. Good musical instrument? $1000+. Good set of ski/snowboard gear? $1000+. Good gaming PC? $1000+.
And that's why being interested in multiple hobbies sucks...
"Animalculae" is a great word!
Ancient term from early days of magnifying glasses even before microscopes. Like it myself.
Years ago I got swimmer's itch when I was 14 after swimming in a lake my family visited every spring. I later went to a summer camp with itchy spots all over my stomach, chest, and thighs. It was absolutely horrible. Not only was I incredibly itchy all the time, but I also had flu-like symptoms such as fever, nausea (with vomiting), diarrhea, and stuffy nose. Thankfully most of these symptoms went away within a week, but I had to get taken home before the camp week was up. I learned to ALWAYS shower thoroughly after swimming in any fresh water lake.
Beautiful camera work ( and all the rest ). Thank you.
fantastic video as always! For a future video you could explore the relationship between plant roots and microbiology eg, bacteria converting inorganic minerals to organic minerals then being eaten by predators and their poop being the food for the roots and the plants role in cultivating bacteria by giving out exudates (sugar) to farm them. Plant roots are teaming with bacteria for this very purpose, i'm sure you could get some great shots!, keep up the good work!
I was stationed in Japan many decades ago. One of the wonderful features of that country are hot baths whose water comes from volcanic springs. They must cool the water down in some cases so that it isn’t dangerous to soak in.
Upon arrival to the country, one of the safety briefs we got was to avoid overusing the hot springs. Apparently, service members found out the hard way that destroying the natural microbes living in our skin sets one up for an opportunistic infection of non-friendly microbes.
I love these videos, they are so beautiful and well put together. Only if Science class in school was like this!
I know right 😂
This channel is just plain ol' quality. I could watch this for hours.
I think a lot of microorganisms are best thought of not as harmless, but as *defenceless* . There are lots of organisms that are very well adapted to living in soil or in drops of water or whatever, which, if they found themselves in human tissue and were free to grow and reproduce, would do that human a lot of harm. But they're *not* free to do that, because the human immune system is pretty spectacular, and unless you've evolved ways to deal with it, it will deal with you, very quickly and unforgivingly. So they're harmless in the sense that they won't do you any harm, but it's not like they don't *want* to in some sense, they're just not well adapted to it and the immune system flattens them without breaking stride. You do sometimes see these 'harmless' organisms causing significant harm to people with extremely weak immune systems.
*What are you doing in my microbial swamp!*
Gotta admit, after I watch the vids I always look for your comment.
This has to be one of the best channels on RUclips.
Thank you for providing it.
Loved It! Always watch all the way to the end.
This channel is so beautiful,calming,entertaining,and informative. I absolutely love this channel
1:33 I'm just gonna say it. That looks like an IUD 😂
7:48 "Who else here feels like dancing?
I feel like dancing!
** booogie boogie boogie boogie **
Just me? Okay!"
shke it shake it cercaria xD
This video was really scary for me, even though I've heard about those kinds of things before.. it's just like watching scenes from the THING.
Then again.. I'm scared from Octopuses too lol.
What is that star-shaped thing at 7:51 in the top right corner?
We can live with microorganisms. We can not live without them. So they are more of a good thing for us than they are bad for us, even though very clearly some microorganisms are bad for us.
This episode had some strong Mushishi vibes- can highly recommend that anime if you're into the whole "strange neutral microbial philosophy and chill music" thing
Another great video, thanks.
thanks for touching on the relationship between the micro and the macro...go deeper please 🤗🤗🤗
Would also love to see even more explainations on what we are seeing and how those things work, great content
As much as I love the content of these videos alone, they really are the best asmr on youtube also
Beautiful as always.
8:28 That's a very pretty looking microbe...
Sneezing, coughing, upset stomach: have experienced.
Death: haven't. YMMV
Some trematodes (flatworms, the ones that have a cercaria stage) can in fact infect humans, eg some from the Schistosoma genus.
Most trematodes are hermaphrodites and live in the intestines, but Schistosoma are dioecious (having both Male and female adult worms) and live inside blood vessels. Their eggs can get trapped inside the host's body and cause a strong immune reaction, which leads to what we call schistosomiasis or bilharzia. The symptoms vary depending on the Schistosoma species as they can live either in blood vessels near the liver and intestines, or near the bladder.
Lovely as always
This channel is getting better and better with every next video.
That's a very optimistic philosophy about humans being able to see the big picture and judge how today's actions will impact the future. It's something so fraught with variables that it can be one of the first jobs we rely on A.I. to help us with.
Just as Hank says "Swimmer's Itch", the Cercaria begins to relentlessly shake itself to hell as if something infected it. I'm really loving the unexpected comedy here.
That was the best part 😂
What are those green round objects floating around at 2:00?
My first thought any time nematodes are mentioned is Spongebob.
This channel is such an amazing lens to peer into the micro cosmos
Congratulations for the very profound and dramatic interpretation thank you
Not only microcosm but history too gosh blow me away again
2:12 Does anyone know the little flower-shaped creature in the middle? It looks so cool!
Looks like a group of bacteria or single celled algae, but I'm not really qualified to state anything here.
Mesmerizing, beautiful, timely, needed. Huzzah!
My Evolutionary Biology professor once said that if you were to take away everything - all the dirt and water on earth and everything else and only left nematodes, you would have a perfect outline of all the landmass
@Journey to the Microcosmos can you look at yoghurt for probiotic bacterias so we can understand who they are
Goddamn! I love watching these videos, the visuals and narration make me feel like I'm a naturalist out in the wild discovering an alien planet!
Childish sounding maybe, but it really drives home the feeling of exploration and discovery.
If we ever find life on other planets, I want these people to document it!! 💎
thank you for one of the most wonderful presentations on you tube.
Another marvelous episode!
I’ve been loving these videos. Keep em coming!
I am one of the microbiologists isolating novel bacteria, culturing and sequencing them! :D
I’m noticing a lot of microorganisms running into other microorganisms.. neither of them seem to care. Is a crash/avoidance not that big of a deal because they’re all so flexible or something...?
Thank you for the new, informative video!
Love this channel 💕
Love this channel.... can you also release the songs somewhere i can only find the channel of the maker. Thanks allot !
Andrew Huang's songs on this channel are available at
patreon.com/journeytomicro
This micro cosmos videos are perfect to watch before sleep
Binary logic in, binary conclusion out... some bacteria 🦠 help us (mutualism), some hurt us (parasitism) and some don’t hurt or help us (commensalism). Thank you for sharing this video!
The microphotography is excellent, but I really enjoy your little forays into philosophy.
as a germophobe it's really reassuring to know that less than 1% of microbe species can make you sick, even if it's only an estimate, and even if that doesn't translate into actual risk of falling ill.
I wonder how many of the things in the microcosmos can hear... I’m guessing none? It’d be pretty hard to carry on like we don’t exist to anything that has ears, and we’d be extremely annoying.
Lol I remember hearing so many times playing in the back yard as a little kid! "Wash your hands before you eat! You'll give yourself worms!" from my mother. I don't think she knew what nematodes were though.
You guys should film and edit a parody microbe video where 2 very separate microbe groups clash together in a old timey style war with a top down map view. Im picturing like red vs. blue or something goofy lol it for sure would need unique editing to make the vision work so it's like a chess match 🤘
Kudos to the writer(s)! Sheer Poetry. And narrated by Hank tops it all off. Thank you for your relaxing fascinating look into the hidden universe of microbes!!
Wow I'm early for once! Your videos always make me excited and are probably the only form of education I actually get lol :)
Am I the only one who listens to these before sleep? They're so calming.
Just watched it and the narrator voice is very familiar, turns out it is Hank from scishow, love it
Love that channel seriously. Crazy for bio
6:30 When Madonna's "Vogue" starts to play.
I love this channel, seeing my name at the end is a nice bonus
Sure the Roman guy was guessing? There are some odd artifacts here and there that suggest what is effectively a water-drop microscope predates the glass-lensed invention (which made the instrument official) by a significant period of time. Documentation seems limited, but there's not much else that would suggest another use for those objects.
1:54 Using gastropods as an intermediary? There is truly something diabolical afoot!
A, um, stomach-foot I guess
The twitch of a cercaria makes it so much more creepy tbh, really adds to its parasitic vibe.
So early love these videos ahhhhhhhhhhhh
6:45 also nematoads are important food sources. In oyster mushroom fungi for example, they are a critical nitrogen source.
I bought some to eat fleas!
Just want to say I love this channel and it's relaxing theme. Also like being able to see all these tiny creatures I couldn't see normally. I hope that this channel does continue to keep making videos. Thank you all for the hard work you put into each video.
Such a beautiful channel
It may be expensive to you and impudent of me, but I wish these were longer.
Just so beautiful
Yo Hank! Can you guys do an episode on things that cause allergic reactions? Them floating balls and that little Cercaria causing dermatitis got me wondering about the little bastards that make me sneeze uncontrollably for 5-10 minutes at a time.
Without watching the video yet, isn't the answer "yes"?
The answer is no. They are not just "Good or bad", some of them just simply don't have an effect on our lives.
@@metachirality nah fam.
I see Dynobrion, I like.
Also with Dinoflagellates, Synura, Phacus, Closterium, Rotifers, Stentor.
I basically like every video of yours.
2:30 So many jokes can be used at this timestamp, here are some just to name a few.
1: *Insert Beyblade theme song here*
2: *How it feels to chew 5 gum*
3: *Speeeeen!* (For the Vinesauce fans)
4: *The ScattMan*
Yess!
Something about the way the Cercaria moves is unsettling. Almost as if something is wrong with it compared to all the other peaceful things on this channel
you can test whats bad for a human for yourself.
try swallowing 1 kilograms of microbes vs 1kg of antimicrobial soap and see what makes you feel worse.
7:49 A pen ink drawing of a space alien I did as a kid on a notebook and the pages are being flipped and it looks like it's moving.
The opening shot looks like the CMB!
Yes
They Are!!
Theres a strong possibility sholars back in those times didnt guess so much as to focus more on broader aspects of life,
instead of zooming into issues too much, academics nowadays focus alot more on narrowing their fields falling prey to "not being able to see the woods due to all the trees".
Did I just watch a worm have a seizure? What was going on with that Cercaria?
the death is indeed unpleasant
7:48
*squidwards voice*
FUUUUUTURE
FUUUUUTURE