what did the electron microscope discover about mitochondria
Mitochondria under the microscope. Microscopes have been crucial for our understanding of mitochondrial structure and function. Mitochondria are visible under the light microscope although little detail can be seen.Transmission electron microscopy (left) shows the complex internal membrane structure of mitochondria, and electron tomography (right) gives a three-dimensional view.itochondria under the microscope. Microscopes have been crucial for our understanding of mitochondrial structure and function. Mitochondria are visible under the light microscope although little detail can be seen.
In Brussels Ladislaus L. Marton made a primitive electron microscope to study the photoelectric effect, and went on to produce the first micrograph of a biological specimen. Manfred Von Ardenne in Berlin produced the earliest scanning-transmission electron microscope in 1937.