Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Toru Habu

Hideki Kambara

Tomoharu Kajiyama

Tatsuo Goto

Raiji Shimomura

Hisaaki Itoh

Naomi Sakai

To provide a means and a method of quickly sampling a tissue fragment from a plant tissue, quickly preserving a gene expression state within the tissue fragment, and comprehensively analyzing the gene expression state. The present invention relates to a method of sampling a plant tissue section, comprising: inserting a first gel layer into a needle; arranging a plant tissue on a second gel layer; and passing the needle through the plant tissue together with the second gel layer, and sampling a section of the plant tissue in the needle.

Plant tissue sampling method and plant gene analysis method

In a detecting device of the unevenness of a curved surface of an object, the detecting device is characterized by providing means for seizing or holding the object, means for moving the seizing means in a predetermined direction, a variation detector for detecting the presence of a projection or a recess on the surface of the object, a supporting means including at least two contact members which contact the surface of the object for supporting the variation detector at a position corresponding to the position of the surface, and means for guiding the supporting means in response to the position variation of the surface.

Device for detecting the unevenness of a curved surface

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