MICROSCOPE TO GIVE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES GROUP A NEW LOOK

US Fed News Service, Including US State News | August 18, 2006 | Copyright

Purdue University issued the following news release:

Purdue University's structural biology group received a $2 million grant to purchase a state-of-the-art electron microscope that will enhance the study of complex biological specimens, including viruses.

"Electron cryomicroscopy, or cryo-EM, is an emerging field," said Richard Kuhn, department head of biological sciences. "This microscope has the potential of improving the resolution of images in part because it has the facility to cool specimens to liquid helium temperatures, thereby deceasing damage resulting from the electron beam. In an ...

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