The Nanoscale Characterisation Centre WA Analytical Biological Transmission Electron Microscope Facility

一个新的区域分析生物TEM （BioTEM）将为著名的医学和生物学团体研究全国性的与年龄有关的重大健康、农业和环境问题提供关键支持。例如，BioTEM将提供一个独特的机会来检测金属在骨形成细胞中的吸收和积累。这项研究将有助于深入了解金属引起的疾病，如鼻溃疡、肺癌、接触性皮炎和哮喘等过敏反应。BioTEM还将用于研究植物如何吸收营养，以及它们如何利用这些化合物进行生长、发育和繁殖。这项研究的成功将转移到耐盐植物物种的重要开发上。

A new regional analytical biological TEM (BioTEM) will provide critical support to acclaimed medical and biological groups researching nationally significant age-related health, agricultural and environmental questions. The BioTEM, for example, will allow a unique opportunity to detect metal uptake and accumulation in bone-forming cells. This research will provide insight into metal induced afflictions, such as nasal ulcer, lung cancer, contact dermatitis and hypersensitivity reactions like asthma. The BioTEM will also be used to study how plants take up nutrients and how they use these compounds for growth, development and reproduction. Successes in this research will transfer to the important development of salt-tolerant plant species.