Pollen under the microscope

Discover how beautiful pollen looks up close and why it's important to study pollen and pollinators. An amazing new microscope that helps palynologists (pollen scientists) automatically identify pollen to speed up biodiversity research and discover new species. Video transcript available here: http://www.csiro.au/news/transcripts/YouTubeTranscripts/2011/Oct/Pollen_under_the_microscope.html More information on our website: Classifynder website - http://www.classifynder.com Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas - http://apsa.anu.edu.au Atlas of Living Australia - http://www.ala.org.au CSIRO Biotech Imaging - http://www.csiro.au/science/BiotechImaging.html