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8/31/2011
University of Illinois bioengineering students now have access to a new tool for looking at cells called an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM).
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Jenny Amos
Jenny Amos
A few adventurous young bioengineers are taking cell research to a whole new level - the atomic level. University of Illinois bioengineering students now have access to a new tool for looking at cells called an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). In March, the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust provided the $290,000 machine, in the form of a grant, to the university and to bioengineering lecturer Jennifer Amos.