BIOS251 OL, Week 4 Lab; Microscopy SUMMER 2024

OL Lab 4: Microscopy Learning Objectives:  Understand different microscopy techniques and their limitations  Identify various cell types and cellular structures  Understand staining techniques  Understand coeliac disease and intestinal inflammation Introduction: Histology is an important tool of biology which helps us understand how tissues are structured and how they function. This is helpful when we are investigating diseased or malformed tissues. In this simulation you will examine a chicken intestine sample that is infected with a retrovirus and observe how the virus infects the lymphocytes (the cells that provide immune protection) and how it inhibits inflammation. Inflammation is a sign of tissue damage. You will use different microscopic techniques to examine chicken intestine slide.