“Colourful secrets of cells” - Microworld Week is underway
The second day of the Microworld Week is behind us - an event organized as part of the celebration of the European City of Science Katowice 2024. Participants of Tuesday's events could play the role of forensic laboratory workers, find out whether the kitchen can be a scientific laboratory, and take a closer look at the cells of various useful microorganisms.
Classes as part of the event are being held in Gliwice, Katowice and Chorzów. The "Colourful secrets of cells" workshop was held at the Faculty of Exact Sciences and Technology of the University of Silesia in Chorzów. Participants could see what was inside cancer cells.
- During these classes, participants could learn how a cancer cell is built and also see and perform the so-called cancer cell cultures themselves. Then they examined them using fluorescent dyes, and the prepared preparations could be viewed under a fluorescent microscope, says Dr Justyna Michalska from the Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering at the Silesian University of Technology.
The "Microworld in our kitchen" workshop was held in the Department of Environmental Biotechnology in Gliwice. Participants learned that the kitchen is actually a small laboratory where various chemical reactions and physical phenomena occur every day. It was possible to find out why some substances do not mix, while others, when combined, can cause an explosion or create foam of gigantic proportions.
The Biotechnology Centre of the Silesian University of Technology invited crime fiction lovers to workshops titled "CSI: Gliwice". During the workshops, participants could take on the role of real crime laboratory employees whose task was to solve the mystery of "who is the criminal?" Workshop participants learned how to professionally collect and analyse traces, such as fingerprints or hair.
More information about microworld classes and registration at: https://program.miastonauki.pl/tydzien-mikroswiata.
