A modern microscopy experience

Light and fluorescence microscopy are indispensable elements in the most important and most frequent XLAB courses. Areas of application include analyzing the function of gene scissors in mammalian cells (CRISPR/Cas9 course), isolating and fusing plant protoplasts and analyzing the transformation of plant cells with the gene gun (Green Genetic Engineering course), light microscopic determination of microplankton and fluorescence microscopic detection of nanoplankton or microplastics in lakes and rivers (courses on aquatic ecosystems, course on microplastics) or the preparation of ganglia in electrophysiological studies on various organisms (courses on neurobiology).

To further improve the microscopy experience, the high-quality equipment has been supplemented with a W-LAN-capable camera. This enables course participants to share images from individual microscopes directly with the whole group. Particularly successful and informative microscopic specimens or important organism findings can thus be made available to all participants virtually in real time. Participants can view a projection or download the images to their own devices or tablets provided by XLAB.

The procurement of the camera was made possible by the ZEISS Förderfonds, to which XLAB and especially the Department of Biology would like to express their sincere thanks!