Cell CAT Scans

Dr. Biology travels to the National Center for X-ray Tomography in Berkeley California to learn about a new microscope being built by cell biologist Carolyn Larabell and a team of scientists that provides a new way to look inside cells. Using a building-sized instrument called a synchrotron for its light source the XM2, as it is called, uses x-rays to look inside cells In fact, it is so new it is the only one of its kind in the world! If you have not already, please subscribe to the podcast so you can be notified about new episodes.