Trip to Institute BioScience

On 25th March 2016, our courses went trip to Instiute BioScience, UPM. After class at afternoon, I went to faculty biotech to eat and be prepared. We gathered at 3.30 p.m and went to IBS. Everyone seems excited and happy. It only took 10 minutes to reach IBS. Dr. Amalia lead the trip.

Institute BioScience

When we reached, we were asked to gather in the main laboratory. The first thing I saw in the institute was some pictures on the board.

Scanning elcetron micrograph

Transmission electron micrograph

 Then, we gathered at the main laboratory. We were divided into two groups. The person that in charge for out trip explained to us about SEM and TEM. We had a short briefing on how to prepare sample in order to observe under the microscope.

How to prepare the sample

The man in charge had showed us the diamond blade that used for cutting the sample. We were amazed with the diamond blade because he said that the diamond almost cost 20 thousands.

He showed us the diamond blade

Next, we went to the place that used to coat the sample. We used our friend's coin to be the sample of goal coating.

Gold coating

After that, he showed us SEM and TEM. He showed us the microscope and told us the differences among them.

Leg's insect observed under SEM

Bacteriophage observed under TEM

Plant cell observed under TEM

Scanning electron microscope

It was a great and amazing experience. I hope that we can go to Institute BioScience again in future. Thanks to Dr Wan, Dr Fairol and Dr Amalia for gave us the opportunity to see the microscope in real life that we had only learned in topic 2 for Microbiology.