May 15, 2010
Dr. Michael L. Norton provided a short overview of his work, then followed that with a tour.
Systems of interest: PCR, gel doc, gel electrophoresis systems, band picker,
automated protein digestion station, and the microscopy facility,
there is research on DNA, stem cells, ultrasonic drug delivery, cancer, DNA sequencing and lots more here.
Dr. Michael L. Norton
Department of Chemistry
http://www.marshall.edu/mbic/
http://www.vandaliaresearch.com/about.asp
http://www.ecertechnologies.com/
http://www.parabon.com/nanolabs/
http://www.Atomcrafters.com
The LEGO Cats met with Dr. Norton in the
http://www.marshall.edu/mbic/instrumentationloc.html
They toured his labs.
There is a rotation tunnel to get from one room to another in the dark.
This room has yellow light.
We crossed over the street to get to the SEM.
Here the students got to look up close and personal at some bugs.
This was a fantastic biotechnology learning experience.
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