Volume 15 Number 5 October 2009
Dear Abbe
Humor
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Tomography Applications
Dear Abbe,
TA Method for Observing Silver-Stained Osteocytes In Situ
There has been a lot of discussion on the microscopy listserver about
in 3-Micron Sections Using Ultra-High Voltage Electron
the proper care and cleaning of lenses. Some people suggest using
Microscopy Tomography)
by Hiroshi Kamioka, Sakhr A. Murshid, Yoshihito Ishihara,
100% Egyptian cotton, 400-thread weave cloths. Others insist one
Naoko Kajimura, Toshiaki Hasegawa, Ryoko Ando, Yasuyo
must use a special lens paper from Peruvian shamans made from
Sugawara, Takashi Yamashiro, Akio Takaoka, and Teruko partially chewed cocoa leaves. Can you tell us what you recommend?
Takano-Yamamoto
Filthy in Phoenix
X-Ray Microtomography Studies of Tannin—Derived Organic
and Carbon Foam Dear Filthy,
by G. Tondi, S. Blacher, A. Léonard, A. Pizzi, V. Fierro, J.M.
Gott in Himmel! Forgive me if I tire of these weak-kneed
Leban, and A. Celzard
pansies always worrying about the “delicate nature” of their
Three-Dimensional X-Ray Imaging and Analysis of Fungi on
and in Wood
optics. In my day we made our own lenses by stripping to the
by Jan Van den Bulcke, Matthieu Boone, Joris Van Acker, and waist, beating ourselves with birch branches and wading into
Luc Van Hoorebeke
the Baltic in mid-February to select sand grains of a specific
Biological Applications
clarity. Then we would polish them against our burly arms until
An Innovative Triple Immunogold Labelling Method to
all imperfections were removed and we had perfect achromatic
Investigate the Hemopoietic Stem Cell Niche In Situ
and aspheric lenses. If they ever got dirty a healthy gob of spit
by Sarah L. Ellis, Brenda Williams, Stephen Asquith, Ivan
and quick rub against the front of one’s shirt was all that was
Bertoncello, and Susan K. Nilsson
The Role of Interleukin-6 in the Formation of the Coronary
needed to set things right. Ask yourself this question. Would
Vasculature
you rather have lens cleaning material made in Peru or from
by Indroneal Banerjee, John W. Fuseler, Colby A. Souders,
Deutschland? I thought so.
Stephanie L.K. Bowers, and Troy A. Baudino
The Preimaginal Phases and Development of Pachycrepoideus
vindemmiae (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae) on Mediterranean Dear Abbe,
Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)
We are moving our multi-photon system into temporary
by José Tormos, Francisco Beitia, Elias A. Böckmann, Josep
quarters and need a temporary light barrier for our space.
D. Asís, and Severiano Fernández
Everyone in the lab wants to put up black, fireproof fabric, but
Materials Applications I want to brighten up the room. I am a big fan of Dominique
Compositional and Structural Study of a (K
0.5
Na
0.5
)NbO
3
Single
Daguerre and would like this opportunity to try out some of
Crystal Prepared by Solid State Crystal Growth
the ideas from his London work. I found lots of fancy curtains
by Andreja Bencan, Elena Tchernychova, Matjaž Godec, John
Fisher, and Marija Kosec
and room dividers and such on the web, but my lab mates
don’t like the bright, color-coordinated fabric I keep choosing.
Instrumentation and Software Development
M. Stuart in Soho
Characterizing the Two and Three Dimensional Resolution of an
Improved Aberration-corrected STEM
Dear Martha,
by A.R. Lupini, A.Y. Borisevich, J.C. Idrobo, H. M. Christen, M.
I’m afraid the days of culture and refinement are long gone for
Biegalski, and S.J. Pennycook
laboratories today. And don’t get me started on the trend of
Book Review
“temporary” quarters! Today, there is only utilitarianism and
Handbook of Cryo-Preparation Methods for Electron Microscopy. austere budgetary concerns. I miss the days of actually hiring
Edited by Annie Cavalier, Danielle Spehner, and Bruno M. Humbel
a fine Parisian weichling to spruce up the labs. Dominique
by Kent McDonald
frequently dropped in on my grandfather Delmer’s lab in
Calendar of Upcoming Meetings and Courses Essen, who then would promptly toss him out with a stream of
epithets. I would suggest to your co-workers that if they don’t
acquiesce to your demands to decorate, you’ll do a “Jackson
Microscopy and Microanalysis website:
http:
journals.cambridge.org/MAM
Pollock” on the walls.
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BIOSIS, and MEDLINE (PubMed)
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