Wetter is better: New microscopy methods improve accuracy of microbial biofilm imaging
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- At a former uranium mill-tailing site in Rifle, Colorado, scientists are studying how microbes interact with minerals and metals to better understand processes that can help remediate the site. Electron microscopy, or EM, provides the resolution needed to study microbial transformation of metals, but there's a catch.