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State-Of-The-Art Equipment
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The Hitachi SU3500 Scanning Electron Microscope produces high-resolution images of microscopic features such as pollen wall surfaces and leaf pore structure.
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The Eppendorf 5424 Microcentrifuge allows the separation of plant chemicals for their purification and analysis.
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The Thermo Fisher Scientific Qubit 4 Fluorometer measures the amount of DNA yielded from an extraction method.
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The Thermo Scientific HM 355S Automatic Microtome Tissue Slicer is a used to cut extremely thin slices of material or "sections."
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The Leica TP1020 Semi-enclosed Benchtop Tissue Processor automates tissues samples through a series of solutions to prepare them for the microtome.
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The Eppendorf Mastercycler Nexus X2 Thermocyclers (PCR machines) make many copies of DNA from an original template sample so that the results can be visualized with various methods.
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The Thermo Fisher Scientific Owl EasyCast Mini Gel Electrophoresis Systems (with DNA Plus Casting Chamber) will allow DNA to be separated and the size of fragments determined.
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The Thermo Scientific Thermo-Flask Benchtop Liquid Nitrogen Containers are perfect for everyday cryogenic storage use.
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The autoclave sterilizes equipment so that microbes will not interfere with the results of an experiment.