<div dir="ltr">I for one would be super interested in this, especially for our plant cuticle/epidermis and chloroplast manipulations, and general curiosities of course. Pollen photography is also a thing.<div><br></div><div><span class="inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space"></span>$15k is bonkers but seems like the going rate. Wish there was a way you could just rent time to use one.<div><br></div><div>I also hear EMs are getting smaller and more affordable in general... <span style="line-height:1.5">Let's hope. </span><span style="line-height:1.5">If that's true then may be smart to wait it out.</span></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 12:26 PM Nathan McCorkle <<a href="mailto:nmz787@gmail.com">nmz787@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Welp now they're selling what looks to be the same instrument:<br class="gmail_msg">
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