Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!uunet!ig!cornellc.ccs.cornell.edu!DFP10%ALBNYVM1.BITNET From: DFP10%ALBNYVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.CCS.CORNELL.EDU (Donald Parsons) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.news Subject: NATIONAL HVEM BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCE (NIH) Message-ID: <8807151656.AA17928@presto.ig.com> Date: 15 Jul 88 16:29:04 GMT Sender: daemon@presto.ig.com Lines: 10 At Albany, NY, USA there is a 1.2MV high-voltage electron microscope NIH resour ce situated in the Wadsworth Center for Labs and Research of the New York State Department of Health. The facility includes a stereocopic 3-D computer graphic reconstruction facility for profiling (in stereo) sets of serial thick sections (10-15 per cell) or whole cell mounts. Morphometry of cell compartments can b e obtained. Tomographic reconstruction using multitilted images is also avail able for smaller structures. If you wish to carry out a project at the Albany facility send a brief description by e-mail or to Donald Parsons, Wadsworth Cen ter for Laboratories and Research, NY State Dept of Health, PO Box 509, Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12201-0509. tel: (518) 474-7047.