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Researchers at TU Graz have proven that espresso is a favourable alternative to the highly toxic and radioactive uranyl acetate in the analysis of biological samples. To ensure that the tissue ...

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Researchers at Graz University of Technology found that ordinary espresso can replace toxic uranyl acetate for electron microscopy staining.