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So, if you could get the bacteria to mutate
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

So, if you could getthe bacteria to mutate so that it generates these weakspots... Yeah,...

So, if you could get
the bacteria to mutate so that it generates these weak
spots... Yeah, or maybe

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So, if you could get the bacteria to mutate
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so that it generates these weak spots... Yeah, or maybe...
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:41
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E02 Astronomers take photographs of the same object - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Astronomers take photographs of the same object
S01 • E01 ..then you can attack it? Yes, or maybe get a drug - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
..then you can attack it? Yes, or maybe get a drug
S01 • E02 They then combine these to produce images - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
They then combine these to produce images
S01 • E01 With the atomic force microscope, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
With the atomic force microscope,
S01 • E02 These incredibly sophisticated imaging techniques - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
These incredibly sophisticated imaging techniques
S01 • E01 They are most effective at seeing features on a flat surface. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
They are most effective at seeing features on a flat surface...
S01 • E01 But atoms also connect up in three dimensions, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
But atoms also connect up in three dimensions,
S01 • E01 Remember how visible light has a limit because of its wavelength? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Remember how visible light has a limit because of its wavele...
S01 • E01 Well, it turns out there's another form of light - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Well, it turns out there's another form of light
S01 • E01 Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:19
Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength
S01 • E02 Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos
S01 • E02 Astronomers have found massive objects in space - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Astronomers have found massive objects in space
S01 • E01 X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light.
S01 • E01 The intense energy of X-rays enables them to pass unhindered - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
The intense energy of X-rays enables them to pass unhindered
S01 • E02 The obvious question that people would ask is, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The obvious question that people would ask is,
S01 • E02 Absolutely, but there are still particles in space, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
Absolutely, but there are still particles in space,
S01 • E01 The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays,
S01 • E02 Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra,
S01 • E01 This begs the question, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
This begs the question,
S01 • E02 They show massive energy bursts, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
They show massive energy bursts,