UCAM 093/15 One new point scanning laser scanning confocal microscope to replace a Leica SP2 confoca

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Discovering how stem cells are maintained in a multi-potent state and how their progeny differentiate into distinct cellular fates is a key step in the therapeutic use of stem cells to repair tissues after damage or disease. The group are investigating the genetic networks that regulate neural stem cell behaviour. Neural stem cells in the adult brain exist primarily in a quiescent state but can be reactivated in response to changing physiological conditions. The group requires a Point Scanning Confocal Microscope fully described in Section 3 of this tender, that will support this stem cell research programme.