Purchase of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
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Stable isotope analysis is potentially one of the most                          exciting techniques that has emerged in recent years.  While                    the use of stable isotopes in ecology and the need for such                     studies have expanded rapidly, stable isotope ratio                             measurements require complex and costly equipment.  However,                    the use of stable isotopes in animal and plant physiological                    ecology and ecosystem ecology are among the few areas in                        ecology where the rate of progress has been limited by the                      availability of instrumentation.  The full extent to which                      stable isotope analyses will be used to solve problems in                       ecological research is yet to be determined.                                                                                                                    In this proposal, we are requesting funds to purchase an                        isotope ration mass spectrometer and the necessary                              preparation devices to process biological tissues and fluids.                   As a part of recent facility developments, Boston University                    has designed space for a stable isotope laboratory in its new                   (under construction) Biology Research Laboratories.  This                       facility  is conceived as a multi-user isotopes of particular                   interest to animal and plant physiological ecologists, and                      ecosystem ecologists.
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{'Code': '1108', 'Text': 'INSTRUMENTAT & INSTRUMENT DEVP'}
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