“I like to use the indexing feature to go back and see the same cells over time, so we can track the very slow process of morphological change.”
The Lukasz Kozubowski lab uses Sporeplay+ to study the budding yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, a deadly cause of meningitis.
Precision control
The joystick makes picking and plating as easy as holding a pen, mimicking the movement of the hand at a ratio of 25:1.
Finer needle movements are possible if the locking collars are used, while the stage can be moved across the X and Y axes in 5mm increments.
Never lose cells
A simple pointer to the left of the stage acts as a quick reference to navigate to points on the grid.
Precise clickstops then make it almost effortless to move between positions, without the need to note coordinates.
Superior optics
Comes with x15 wide-angle eyepieces with integrated dioptre adjustment designed to minimise eye strain.
An extra-long working distance x20 objective lens adds superior colour reproduction and fidelity.
Durable glass needles purpose-made for unicellular manipulation.
Available for rapid worldwide dispatch.
“There is a deep seated taboo amongst yeast geneticists about breaking needles. But on the Sporeplay+ it’s like, here’s another needle.
Pop it in, and it aligns immediately. We now own six Sporeplays and these are used by the students for the whole course”
Maitreya Dunham
Cold Spring Harbor Yeast Genetics & Genomics Course Tutor
Which dissection scope is right for you?
Our range of tetrad dissection solutions.
MSM 400
Semi-automated tetrad dissection
Fast, motorised stage with positional recall and touchscreen control.
Ideal for teaching labs.
Sporeplay+
Manual tetrad dissection
A comfortable and compact manual tetrad dissection workbuddy,
built for purpose.
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Record breaking dissection
The record for tetrad dissection on our scopes is five tetrads in 5 minutes and 22 seconds, set by Elena Kuzmin at the prestigious University of Princeton Yeast Olympics in 2012.
Will it ever be beaten?