What equipment does the biology department use for teaching and research?
The department has adequate facilities to conduct most types of biological research. In addition to the usual assortment of lab equipment (e.g., pH meters, balances, pipetters, growth chambers), the department has a scintillation counter, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, UV-visible scanning spectrophotometer, centrifuges, microplate reader, Gilson respirometer, fraction collector, laminar flow hoods, gas-liquid chromatograph, high pressure liquid chromatograph, cell counter, and an ultra-centrifuge just to name a few items. The department also has access to excellent computing facilities.
