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The facility houses state of the art and legacy equipment including four confocal microscopes, 3D Palm super-resolution, an environmental SEM, a complete set of tissue sectioning instruments, a gene gun, a fluidics robot, fluorescence microscopes, a luminescence dark box, a macro imager and 3D image analysis software. All training is free of charge. All resources can be booked online by the hour, with expert assistance available at no extra charge during business hours.
CNAS Science News
April 15, 2026
Birds caught stealing from their neighbors
High in the forests of Hawai‘i, songbirds are stealing twigs and moss from one another’s nests. Researchers find this quiet canopy crime is surprisingly common and could threaten species already struggling to survive.
April 15, 2026
Dark matter could explain earliest supermassive black holes
Dark matter decays could be the missing ingredient explaining how giant black holes formed before the first stars
April 13, 2026
Self-interacting dark matter may solve three cosmic puzzles
Findings point to SIDM as a promising candidate for explaining small-scale cosmic structure
April 10, 2026
SoCal honeybees can fend off deadly mites
A unique hybrid honeybee found only in Southern California has demonstrated the ability to survive attacks from deadly mites.