We're all interested in food. Food is the sustenance of life. And you're interested in microscopy, or else you would not be reading this column. So here's a web site that will appeal to both of your interests. Miloš Kaláb is the author of the web site, and he's enlisted a host of food scientists to assist him. There's no lack of expertise here!

The home page can send you to many locations, but let's begin with the site that deals with microscopy. It is said that the earliest microscopists trained their simple instruments on food, mainly to look for contaminants. We are then treated to a primer on microscopy, beginning with light microscopy, then advancing to electron microscopy.