text: TPHA and FTA-ABS may be supported by a form of this technique to detect Treponema pallidum, thecausative agent of syphilis.
full_question: TPHA and FTA-ABS may be supported by a form of this technique to detect Treponema pallidum, thecausative agent of syphilis. Biological samples are stabilized by cryofixation prior to undergoing a form ofthis technique. DAPI staining is performed before a kind of this technique that takes advantage ofimmunofluorescence. Live cell imaging uses a form of this technique incorporating time-lapsephotography. Antonie van (*) Leeuwenhoek popularized this technique, as did the coiner of the word "cell,"Robert Hooke. In a simple form of this technique, a drop of sample is placed on a slide then covered with acoverslip. For 10 points, name this technique that comes in fluorescent, electron, and light varieties, whichmagnifies biological objects too small to see.
first_sentence: TPHA and FTA-ABS may be supported by a form of this technique to detect Treponema pallidum, thecausative agent of syphilis.
raw_answer: microscopy [accept word forms; or electron microscopy; or EM; or fluorescent microscopy; or light microscopy; or dark-field microscopy]