FUN WITH MICROSCOPES

While some students were off exploring the ecology of streams and marine environments, the others were busy under the microscope. Prokaryotes versus Eukaryotes? Sounds like a blast! Well it really was as the twelve nursing students who spent a very intense two weeks studying bacteria, fungi, viruses and the interesting diseases associated with each one. The microscopes had a good workout as the students learned to gram stain and identify bugs from their throats, armpits and the kitchen sink not to mention some other more private areas. In the end even though the class was very challenging each student appreciated finishing off Microbiology in a quick two weeks.