Molecular
Biology
Derrick Johnson ’97 and Stephanie
Levi '98 using the new CellScan system,
with Prof. David Marcey
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Digital Microscopy.
The Cellscan Fluorescence microscope enables introductory students in molecular
biology lab to observe cellular structures in unprecedented detail.
D. Nickerson '00 and other intro
lab students, with assistance of D. Marcey
Dividing cells in
fruit fly tissue culture.
(Left) The condensed
chromosomes show
up only in
the
mitotic dividing cell.
(Right) The condensed
chromosomes are pulling apart
to form two
daughter nuclei.
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3D Images.
Advanced courses can observe complex cellular structures in three dimensions,
using digital processing. See fruit
fly egg chamber.
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Networked Workstations for
Intro Lab. The introductory molecular biology
lab now has computers to process data, right there with the experiments.
Judy Phillips '99, using the
networked workstation in introductory Biology
The workstations in lab enable students
to analyze directly their DNA data from genes cloned in the lab, using
on-line databases and programs such as WebCutter.
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