Super Microscope

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Cutting-edge microscopes at UC-San Francisco are helping scientists create three-dimensional images of cells, and may help lead to new medical breakthroughs, including a treatment for Type 1 diabetes.

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Original Air Date: Tuesday, Mar 20, 2007
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Super Microscope Educator Guide

Cutting-edge microscopes at the University of California at San Francisco are helping scientists create three-dimensional images of cells, and may help lead to new medical breakthroughs, including a treatment for Type 1 diabetes. This educator guide provides suggestions for using the Super Microscope story in your teaching and presents many ideas for how to dive deeper into the topics of microscopes and Type 1 diabetes with your students.
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