infocus #61 March 2021 Book Review: Essentials of Polarized Light Microscopy

Most of the oxygen we breathe finds its origins in marine algal photosynthesis. These algae organise their Rubisco, the enzyme  responsible for capturing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, into a liquid droplet called the ‘pyrenoid’.

At a conference I bumped into an eccentric fellow student who was toying with the idea of developing a new method for honey authentication.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a multipurpose technique that can simultaneously produce a high-resolution 3D image while also obtaining mechanical information of samples on surfaces. These abilities make AFM a very useful technique for studying filamentous membrane-bound proteins in their native environment with minimal sample preparation.

infocus contributor and Fellow of the RMS Winston Ingram recently turned his attention to the circuitry of the human brain.

infocus readers may recall my recent article on the superb Science Heritage Collection of replica antique microscopes (issue 57, March 2020), kindly donated to the RMS by Dr and Mrs James McCormick.