One day, researchers bring in a retina. The next, it's a brain, a bumblebee leg or a culture of living cells.
At the University of Arizona's Imaging Cores – Optical facility, or ICOP, scientists routinely explore worlds invisible to the naked eye, using advanced microscopes to reveal biological structures and processes in remarkable detail.
As Doug Cromey, ICOP assistant director, puts it, "We look at everything."
With one location in the Marley Building and another in Life Sciences North, ICOP offers advanced optical microscopy instrumentation and expert support for research, industrial and clinical applications.
Advanced microscopy enables researchers to examine cells, tissue and other objects at magnifications as high as 2,000 x regular human vision to study biological processes in real time and in multiple dimensions, including 3D space, time and wavelengths.
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