Friday, October 22, 2021

BLOBOLOGY


                             Linda with Amanda Kelly

Amanda is of this moment (2021) the mother of three totally                            wonderful great grandkidaof my

This is not about a new breakthrough in ovarian cancer research, but rather a fascinating description of a important new tool in bio-medical research, a device that permits you to actually SEE the structure of all but the smallest organic molecules!  Sure to have cost an unimaginable sum; we can reasonably expect great benefits to flow therefrom. 

Imagine being able to study the shape and structure of things this small!  My experience with microscopes ended with frustration and a headache; turned me away from rocks, toward tectonics.

Anyway, you should read this article.  It is well written and interesting.

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2021/10/-blob-ology--no-more.html

 

 

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