Light microscopy is a key tool that scientists use to image cells, organelles, subcellular structures, and molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Because visible light leaves biological ...

The invention that first enabled researchers to see clear images of living cells was the phase-contrast microscope, which won its inventor, Frits Zernike, a Nobel Prize in 1932. Prior to Zernike's ...

The Bioengineering Tissue Laboratory has the facilities to assess how materials interact with the human body. Using high specification equipment students can learn how to apply aseptic techniques for ...