Recent installations at ANU’s Centre for Advanced Microscopy (CAM) are offering researchers new and unique possibilities in imaging and sample preparation.
Images of microfossils taken at CAM are being used to help understand Australia’s past environment, as part of the Australian Museum’s Citizen Science project “Date a Fossil”.
Food poisoning is a major health burden worldwide. Foodborne bacteria and their toxins can cause damage and trigger inflammation, contributing to diarrhoea and vomiting. Prof. Si Ming Man and his team are trying to understand how the immune system fights against these disease-causing bacteria.