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Microscopy is often up-close and personal with multiple users on the same instrument throughout the day. We want to keep up the habit of microscope decontamination through cold and flu season! We have posted simplified decontamination guides guides in each microscope room. Please follow the microscope decontamination procedure after you finish. Decontaminate microscope surfaces, eyepieces, eyepiece pillar, stage, keyboard, mouse, etc as directed in the posted guide.
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The microscopy core defaults to a BL1 imaging facility. BL1 imaging includes fixed samples that are no longer pathogenic. Imaging of unfixed non-primate specimens including mouse cell lines can also be performed under BL1 conditions.
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