Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital senior biomedical scientist Ann Merryweather shows Eleanor Brolly(8) the method of blood transfusion during the Forum exhibition. Photo by Simon Finlay

By CHRIS HILL Saturday, March 17, 2012 4:47 PM

The life-saving science of pathology was explored during an education event at Norwichs Millennium Library.

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Although pathology is often associated with forensics and crime investigations, visitors to The Forum today were shown its role in diagnosing and treating a range of illnesses.

Children studied mocked-up samples in Petri dishes under microscopes, while cellular scientists explained how biopsies and body tissues could be studied to identify diseases and prescribe antibiotics.

Dr Caroline Barker, a consultant microbiologist at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, said: Everybody thinks pathology is about what they see on TV in Silent Witness or CSI, but we are trying to show that it is integrally involved in diagnosing and treating diseases. It is not just about cutting up bodies and solving murders.

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Pathology day brings science to life at the Forum in Norwich