Australia gets cutting-edge microscope

[MSUK]

The "secrets of life" could be revealed by a powerful new microscope, the only one of its kind in Australia.

THE $5million, three-metre tall microscope, unveiled at Monash University in Melbourne, allows researchers to see molecular structures at very high resolution.

"This is one of the most exciting days of my life," said Professor James Whisstock, the Australian Research Centre's director of advanced molecular imaging.

Professor Whisstock hopes the microscope will lead to better treatments for cancer, diabetes and multiple sclerosis...... Read more - http://www.ms-uk.org/technology