Animal emergency under the microscope
Friday, 15 August, 2008
A new Australian Biosecurity Microscopy Centre (ABMC) will be built at CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong to provide live cell imaging and transmission electron microscopy to respond to emergency animal diseases.
The ABMC will be a linked laboratory to the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility (AMMRF), a national grid of microscopy services for Australian researchers.
Funding for the new centre has come from the federal National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) programme and the CSIRO.
NCRIS is investing $8.5 million to develop the secure microbiological laboratories at AAHL, providing additional physical containment level three (PC3) and PC4 laboratory space and technology platforms for biosecurity researchers nationwide.
The additional PC4 facilities – including the new microscopy centre – are scheduled to be available for use next year.
World's oldest known RNA extracted from woolly mammoth
The RNA sequences are understood to be the oldest ever recovered, coming from mammoth tissue...
The voice of reason: natural language interfaces to transform lab informatics
In everyday life, voice interaction with technology can save time and reduce friction. The same...
COVID vax linked to smaller risk of heart problems than infection
The risk of rare heart complications following COVID-19 vaccination in children was found to be...
