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Why can't we use the oil immersion lens on live cells?
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Why can't we use the oil immersion lens on live cells?

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Oil-immersion objectives are limited to use with coverslip-prepared samples, since they don't have enough working distance to focus through the 1 mm or thicker plastic wall of a typical cell culture vessel.
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