1, first they view the Godzilla skin  sample under a compound light microscope. Then they move directly to  an electron microscope, where they poke one individual skin cell and  watch it regenerate on the monitor. There are two kinds of Electron  microscope, transmission and scanning. Both require the specimens to  be dead (and specially prepared with a coat of metal) in order to be  viewed. It is impossible for the men to have seen a Gozilla cell  alive and regenerating using the electron microscope.