Question: what type of experments do you do

Michelle Linterman answered on 15 Nov 2012:

Hi Owen,

I quite a few different types of experiments. The main type of experiment is looking at what types of white blood cells are doing during an immunisation or infection. To do this we mix the cells with different florescent tags that can attach to parts of the cell. We then put the cells in a big machine with 5 different lasers to excite the florescent tags and get them to send out different colours of light. This can tell us what type of white blood cell the are, and if they are in an infection fighting mood .

Michelle