Equipment to Improve the Light Microscopy Program in Undergraduate Biology Laboratories.

一台精密的光学显微镜在一个长期强调本科生显微镜培训的系内发挥着多重功能。基本仪器是蔡司16型相差显微镜，用于培训对遗传学、细胞遗传学和微生物学感兴趣的本科生。荧光功能加上电视摄像机、监视器和录像带设备，使基础显微镜变成了一种具有巨大教学和学生研究潜力的工具--荧光功能支持神经生物学和细胞生物学的现代实验，而电视功能则为详细研究活细胞的动力学打开了大门。事实证明，新的实验室设施是一种极好的教学工具，适合一小群学生使用。

A sophisticated light microscope is serving multiple functions within a Department which long has emphasized undergraduate training in microscopy. The basic instrument, a Zeiss model 16 phase contrast photomicroscope, is being used to train undergraduates interested in genetics, cytogenetics and microbiology. The addition of fluorescence capability plus a TV camera, monitor and videotape apparatus has transformed the basic microscope into a tool of enormous teaching and student research potential -- the fluorescence capability is supporting modern experiments in neurobiology and cell biology, while the television function is opening up access to detailed studies of the dynamics of living cells. The new laboratory facility is proving to be a superb teaching tool for small groups of students.