One additional information; when I asked to Professor Bozena how she got interested in microbes, she told me a story, which I found fascinating. In her high school, they had microscopes, and she was so fascinated by the beauty of the microorganisms in her biology classes. And she wanted to pursue this passion, but at that times it was extremely hard to get into the university if your parents weren’t connected to the communist party, but she wanted this so much she came up with an plan, she went to the National Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and told them she wants to work on microorganisms, and a scientist from there gave her a Paramecium culture. She wanted to see how the Paramecium respond to some chemicals, and they gave her some chemicals too! She did some experiments on Paramecium at home and wrote down her observations and submitted it to the National Biology Olympics, and she won. After that, of course, she got accepted into biology studies! She is 35 years older than me but we have so much in common when it comes to microorganisms and microscopy. Every time I go to her with a bunch of interesting videos, new findings, and some DIY microscope upgrades, she says "you are a crazy boy" and honestly, I feel so happy when she calls me crazy 😂. I am so happy we made this episode! Thank you so much for watching! - James

And then there's geneticists, who named important proteins "Sonic hedgehog" and "Pikachurin"

I went to the local river to paddle my kayak. As I drew my feet in, wet and sandy I wondered if I had tardigrades between my toes. See what you've done. Thanks

Note the description in Latin at 5:52! This was compulsory until 2012!!

love how the opening bit talks about james being "out and about on one of his sampling trips" over music made by andrew huang

I really liked the yeast vid and I figured that it would be very cool if you made a video on the microbes on yogurt. Keep up the good work.

I just started my freshman year in Microbiology today!! Greetings from Peru !!!

Wholly applicable quote: "The naming of names is a difficult matter"

How to name a microbe: 8:47- The one on the left is George.

I was recently diagnosed with panic disorder and your videos bring me so much peace! Please never stop 😁

*Remember, no matter what name designation you were given at the beginning of your cell cycle, you will always be special in the world of the microcosmos.* 💚

*To all my fellow microbes, no matter what the giant hairless space monkeys name us, we shall never reveal to them our true names! **_Such as King Wheel Bearing Rotaional Flagellatus Maximus the III._** Which may or may not be the name of a certain Rotifer I may or may not know. Eh, don't ask!*

Now I can name microbes better than I can name babies

I love the tardigrade's name. I like it when names mean something that relates to the animal, but I can see why scientists would name microbes they discover after themselves. I learned a bit about this when I made my new video on tardigrades (please check it out, selfish plug). 😂😁

Finally a proper Polish pronunciation in an English video! Thank you, Hank! Thank you for pronouncing that Polish name correctly.

I swear if I got to name a species of even a microscopic little organism I'd be over the moon about it. There's gotta be at least a small sense of satisfaction even when it's part of your job, but the people who do these jobs are often too humble to even think about it like that, and I respect it. :)

Only a few years ago the only documentaries we could see were those hyperdramatic stories of lions eating zebras that were duplicated again and again. Now scientists themselves can reach out to the audience and tell stuff that any TV channel would have never considered to be interesting to the viewers. Thanks for doing these videos!

I have to say, phacus smulkowskianus is an especially cool-looking little dude.

Thank you for sharing this story - it was very touching. Beautiful microbes, too!

You know it's going to be an _especially good_ episode of JttM when THIS music kicks in.

Thank you for the story behind this cute little Microbe and a look into how science handles new discoveries! It's amazing how fate works sometimes in adding an unexpected personal connection.

these videos are intriguing, yet calming at the same time. i love it

Man I've never heard a song more fitting with a subject matter. Like I hear that beat and immediately picture some germs just vibing. Some Toejam and Earl shit.

Asked for this episode on Patreon. Thanks a lot for delivering!

I had to wait until the end to like it because the view was so beautiful

A microbiologist said to his wife: "Honey! You'll love my anniversary gift to you!" "Oh! What is it?" "I named a new pathogen after you!"

i love this channel, and your voice is so relaxing!

It’s awesome to hear the human stories behind the microbes we enjoy!

One of my favorites is Strigiphilus garylarsoni, a species of chewing lice, named in honor of the Far Side cartoonist.

I always forget how well is the JttM scripts made Whenever the video goes full circle i get :0 Amazing work on literally everyone's part

I feel like this channel could/should get something named after it. Phacus Microcosma

I think this is my favorite episode. Ty for the hard work and beautiful images!

SPLENDID Video, @Journey to the Microcosmos

The only thing missing is a picture of Professor Bożena Zakryś. Is there some reason you didn't show her to give her more recognition?

having ones name becoming part of a species name like in 'Phacus smulkowskianus' is the biologist route to immortality. having an organism named after oneself is a great honour, well done Prof Zakrys. hope you get your name immortalised like this as well or maybe you already have?

I love this channel.. always fascinating videos 😊❤

Absolutely thrilling episode!

as always loved the video, but I found the commentary on this one wonderful, A well spoken shout out to a researcher and researchers in general that is well deserved.

I wonder what possibly James was doing in Poland. and in Warsaw specifically, I always hated this big, stinky city where did he found water samples there :P ? Anyway my love to this channel just grew even more. James trully is master of microscope and Hank? I loved the guy years before 'Journey' but he trully impressed me now, with his spot on pronunciation of really hard Polish names.

That music really fucks up the ASMR vibes that make this channel so great

Fantastic video!

There are plenty of unusual, odd & utterly bizarre names for things that pop up in various (predominantly biological) sciences. Some of my favorites include: • A human protein called *SonicHedgehog.* • The spiked tail of a Stegosaurus is called a *Thagomizer* (thanks to a Far Side comic). • Two Enzymes called *Flipase* & *Flopase.* • *Spongiforma squarepantsii* , a Fungus named after guess who... • An alcohol called *Fucitol* that's derived from a type of North Atlantic seaweed (& presumably what you'd want to do if you ever tasted the stuff). There are also thousands of organisms named after famous & fictional people, animals & places.

Yep... but Euglenoids are not named according to the bacteriological code! They are traditionally considered algae and their nomenclature is governed by the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants (formerly International Code of Botanical Nomenclature)! :)

I can't wait for the announcement of the discovery of phacus musclehankus

wish you guys would cover the various mosses and liverworts, fern reproductive cycles. i would love to see this: ''Some mosses have cups on their tops that produce sperm, these are male plants. The female counterpart has eggs between her overlapping leaves. Water is a necessity for fertilization; as the sperm become mature they have to swim to the eggs to fertilize them.''

Very interesting video, I love microbe names

Thank you sm for this video!!!

I love this channel.

Woah! James lives in my city (Warsaw)! awesome! :D greetings from Poland!

6:31 It should be noted that "name a atar" services are not recognized by any professional astronomers. All they do is write down the name and location in their own publications. It will not be acknowledged by any actual space organization.

Dio: Do you remember how many breads you have eaten in your life? Prof. Bozena: Hold my papers

I loved this so much

Kinda shows what a bad ass Archimedes was, his screw mimics the shape of the Phacus Smulkowskianus, but he had no way of knowing. Incidental biomimicry shows he was tied into some very fundamental forces.

Love these💚🔬

Ah yes. Nothing like the smell of Polish discoveries in the morning.

Although it’s not single-celled, my favorite animal’s nomenclature is Glareola pratincola ‘Collared Pratincole.’ I don’t know why, it’s just stuck with me for years

even tho im not watching it yet, I'm leaving a like early so i don't forget when i do watch it during supper today

Perfect! Time to discover some little Titans! 💎

I name my own constellations in the NightSkies.

Love the music! 🦄 and everything else too! 🌈

I would welcome some interviews with people like this. Like Numberphile does sometimes.

I Love your channel

When's the next pin coming out?

My favorite microbe name is choanoflagellates as it links them to a part of their spongy descendants; choanocytes.

How about a video about streptomyces? I mean they won 2 nobelprizes and are responsible for the majority of our antibiotics❤️

How beautiful, having discovery be part of your daily life ❤️

I wonder how revolutionary scientists like Newton or Aristotle might consider their discoveries. Would they treat it as important as they turned out to be, or did they just assume it was as nature should be and think if it as a fact of life? Do they consider their greatest works, whatever they consider to be so, their own, or just a new step in a long process?

Yay I'm early. It's nice to know Hank does breathe.

Every microorganism should start with "McFloaty".

What a wonderfully literary episode on telling such a sweet story on naming discoveries and discovering names - bjørnedyr is tardigrades in Danish. It means bear animals 🐻 and now they may be dwelling in the moon! 🌛

Naming microbes how complicated and beautiful

Are we getting a wallpaper of that shot at 1:14? Because that is a REALLY good wallpaper.

Thank you ,nice to know👍🙏

Can you make a video on how to culture different microbes?

So cool

Phew.. that book of nomenclature sounds horrific 😮 props to you microbionerds out there!

The naming of stars is very systematic and governed by the IAU. Older characterization remain in place alongside the IAU nomenclature.

Cool!

At 5:35, what are those miniscule black and white dots that blip in and out of frame? They dart about the screen quickly, and seemingly disappear entirely before reappearing.

How does this video only have 60,000 views? The hell is wrong with people?

What kind of microscope do you guys use? I bought one from Amscope but it doesn’t come out this clear or this magnified.

Just here to drop my like before even watching the video.

Can you PLEASE tell me what microscope camera you are using to capture this footage?

Can someone tell me few common steps following which I can pursue this job ?

nice thank you

Kewl episode

Hank is everywhere

Oooooo, funky music

What causes these things to move exactly? It seems to have a tail that it keeps at an angle to help it to turn. I also seems to sway a bit side to side. What gives it it's turning motion?

2:16 when ever I see paramecium at 400x they seem a lot smaller unless you used digital software editing

The tardigrade is soo cute

..There's a sponge genus named "Spongiforma squarepantsii". Just a friendly reminder sometimes naming things can be weird.

Is the number with an x on the top left the speed or the zoom on the microscope? I'm new here, sorry!

What a weird time to upload a video. I think Hank is experimenting how the time of upload affects initial viewership

My mentor found a new species of butterfly and named it after himself. Lol.

Where can I get the music for this show????

4:47 oh my God stentor curious is so massive but so small. I guess size is relative

1:23 music!

i fucken love you, dog

I see a microbe. I call it Jeff.