Electron Microscopy at the University of Plymouth
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On Thursday 11th and Friday 12th January, students from year 12 A Level Biology visited the Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre at the University of Plymouth. Students were given a detailed overview of techniques involved in both scanning and transmission electron microscopy, including sample preparation and applications of each method.
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Several students had the opportunity to operate the Transmission electron microscope, producing images of sub-cellular structures at magnifications of over 100,000x and resolutions not achievable with a light microscope.
This was a valuable experience for students to provide an insight into the imaging methods used across the Sciences as well as supporting their studies in A Level Biology.
We would like to thank the team at PEMC for this opportunity and look forward to visiting in the future.
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