|
|
Article: Photographing Chromosomes--The Colored Bodies.(photography and science)
- Article from:
- PSA Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Photographic Society of America, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
General science and medicine evolved substantially with development of the microscope. Objects that are visible to the naked eye are macroscopic, while articles requiring magnifying lenses are microscopic if close by and telescopic if distant. Dutch cloth merchant Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) built microscopes with resolutions of x270 enabling him to describe blood corpuscles and spermatozoa. Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), regarded by some as father of biological microscopy, developed tissue preparation techniques to study cellular components of organ systems (histology) in plants and animals. Photomicroscopy soon replaced sketches to faithfully record observations ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Map of second human chromosome unveiled
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
May 9, 2000 ;
700+ words
...Map of second human chromosome unveiled Genes may offer clues to ... mapped chromosome 21, the smallest human chromosome and the one associated with Down syndrome. It is the second human chromosome whose DNA has been fully deciphered ...
|
|