Upgrading Microscopy for the Upper Division Biology Curricula

圣玛丽学院生物系已经确定需要在广泛的生物课程中改进和扩大高年级实验室活动中的显微镜，包括遗传学、细胞生物学、分子生物学、生理学、微生物学、组织学、免疫学和学生研究。整个物镜阵列可以通过获得22台高分辨率显微镜和一个自动显微摄影系统来满足，该系统可与该部门已有的研究级显微镜互换。此次收购将允许最大限度的学生活动进行实验室演习，以前一直受到高质量显微镜短缺的困扰。所讨论的练习包括一些专注于遗传、细胞和微生物现象的活动，所有这些活动产生的结果自然地展开为许多生物学和分子概念，以供进一步讨论。

The Saint Mary's College Biology Department has identified a need to improve and expand the microscopy in upper division laboratory activities across a wide range of biological curricula, including genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, microbiology, histology, immunology, and student research. The entire array of objectives can be met by the acquisition of twenty-two high resolution microscopes and an automatic photomicrography system that are interchangeable with the research-grade microscopes already available in the department. The acquisition will allow for maximal student activity in conducting laboratory exercises which previously have been plagued with a shortage of high quality microscopes. The exercises in question include a number of activities focused on genetic, cellular, and microbial phenomena, all of which yield results that naturally unfold into numerous biological and molecular concepts for additional discussion.