QUEEN MARY’S INVESTIGATE TERMITES INSIDE AND OUT

Microscopy & microtechniques

QUEEN MARY’S INVESTIGATE TERMITES INSIDE AND OUT

05 Feb, 2008

Published over 18 years ago. See the latest and most current information on Microscopy & microtechniques.

Victoria Laws
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The School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London, is utilising an inverted microscope for research into termites. Termites produce as much as 4% of the world’s CO2. This important greenhouse gas is produced by micro-organisms living in the termite’s intestines. However, despite the importance in the global carbon cycle, it is not clear how this ecosystem functions.

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