And that, as far as most microscopists are concerned, is that. Red Blood Cells as seen in Darkfield With darkfield microscopy, however, the procedure is crucially different. The light does not travel directly through the specimen, but comes in from the sides and only light which is reflected by the specimen is viewed and viewed against a dark background, hence darkfield microscopy . In this way a highly contrasted image is obtained and there is no need to use a stain. We can therefore watch living material.
Some practitioners say that they can see parasites.
Almost everyone who studies live-blood in detail comes up with their own story. Let me tell you about a few of these, and then I'll tell you what I think I can and what I cannot see. Quebec scientist Gaston Naessens is a controversial figure who invented a remarkable microscope using a complex UV light source. According to Naessens somatids are found in all living creatures. This change of form is called pleomorphism.