Imaging Task
Modern Biological Microscopy Techniques Report
You should base your report on one or more journal articles or published review articles. Pick one of the titles listed below for your report or make up one of your own. Please make full use of me at your tutorial session to help guide you in the preparation of your report. THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS. Ask me for as much help as you can.
Suggested Titles
- Fluorescence microscopy applications to the study of subcellular structure
- Electron Microscopy of Subcellular Structure
Format – Max. 5 pages, excluding references and title page / contents
Use the following outline format for your report. You may work together in groups, but your final submitted report MUST be unique to you.
Abstract and Introduction (10 / 50 marks)
Your report should include a 100-word abstract and start with a brief summary introducing the major principles of your chosen technique.
Biological Application (Commentary)(28 / 50 marks)
After introducing the technique, describe in more detail one or more particular example(s) of an application of the method in biological research. This will take the form of a brief commentary on a particular research example or journal article. Describe what the authors have shown using the technique.
In writing your report, don’t go into too much experimental detail, but try to point out limitations or potential experimental difficulties. You will be awarded marks for telling a coherent story, not on your knowledge of all the details. I DO NOT expect you to research the subject extensively. I have provided a few reference papers for you, but I encourage you also to search the literature yourself.
