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Examples of thin section transmission electron microscopy.

We are a full service facility involved in all steps of electron microscopy. Our roles include advising in the planning stages of experiments, preparing samples, training researchers to operate the EMs or imaging at the microscopes ourselves, consulting on interpretation of data, and preparing final figures.


Herpes virus assembled in the nucleus. (Courtesy of Dr. Duncan Wilson)
published in
Dasgupta, A. and Wilson, D. W. (1999)  ATP depletion blocks herpes simplex virus DNA packaging and capsid maturation. J Virol 73(3), 2006-2015 and similar pictures in 2001.

  


Bacterium engulfed by a macrophage. (Courtesy of Dr. Rachel Teitelbaum)

 


Nuclear pore complexes in a cell prepared by quick freeze fixation/freeze substitution. (Courtesy of Dr. Tom Meier)

  

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Also, we introduce and develop new techniques to meet the needs of a wide variety of researchers.

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