Where
we began...
The
Micro-Organic Laboratory (M.O.L.)
at Northeastern University
Montana has been in operation
since March 16th, 1982. Founded
by Jacob Malahotra as a center
for discovery and research
of the world beneath the human
eye, it has been home to many
exciting breakthroughs, from
brain cell research to the
world of microbiology.
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In
1985, the results of the lab's first
big experiment on the behaviors
of specific virus strains was published
in the National
Micro-Organic News Magazine
with high critical acclaim.
Lead researcher Claudio Markov and
associate researcher Dr. Madaline
Phillips were awarded several
million dollars in funding to continue
development of the lab.
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The world's foremost female
brain researcher, Lynn Thompson,
joined the M.O.L. team for
a 3 year study beginning in
1989 to research the effects
of lightning strikes to the
head. The results of the study
were published in the Surgeon's
Brain Research Society
magazine in November of 1990
and Lynn received the Distinguished
Micro Science Award in 1992
for the study.
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The
big Dust Bunny discovery!
The
lab's most well known discovery
came in 1998 when now-lead researcher
Dr.
Russell Perl teamed up with
renowned biologist Dr.
Betty Brandt to explore the
freak discovery of the Pulvis
Vegrandis Bestia, or
Dust Bunny (DuB).
The
amazing discovery thrust many
questions about biology forward
into popular culture. The
scientific world was fascinated
and skeptical at the time
about the ability of such
tiny organisms to have such
a developed culture.
Technology
at the time did not allow
for an in-depth look at the
miniscule world of the DuBs. |
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However
in 2004 German engineer Lars
Flory developed the Nano-Cam,
enabling the the microscopic world
of the DuBs among other atom-sized
objects to become visible in tremendous
detail. With the arrival of Lars'
Nano-Cam, the advancement in DuB
research has thrust NEUM's M.O.L.
to the forefront of science today.
To
Learn more about NEUM's continuing
study of the Pulvis
Vegrandis Bestia, please
visit our Dust Bunny dedicated
section of the web site.
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