Upgrading Microscopy for the Upper Division Biology Curricula

圣玛丽学院生物系已经确定了一个 需要改进和扩大上师的显微镜检查 实验室活动涉及广泛的生物 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 research. 所有这些目标都可以通过 购买了22台高分辨率显微镜和一台 自动显微摄影系统，可与 研究级显微镜已经在 部门 收购将允许最大的学生 进行实验室演习的活动， 一直受到高质量显微镜短缺的困扰。 这些活动包括一些活动， 专注于遗传、细胞和微生物现象， 它产生的结果自然地展开成许多 生物学和分子学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.