The Beckman Center houses several core facilities to support scientific research Computational Services and Bioinformatics Resource (CSBF) - A variety of hardware and software resources for scientific and general use. Cell Sciences Imaging Facility (CSIF) - High tech fluorescent imaging. Cell Sorting Facility (FACS) - Fluorescent Activated Cell Sorting. Protein and Nucleic Acid Biotechnology (PAN) - Synthesis and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids. Stanford Microarray Database (SMD) Biocomputation Core Facility- SGI Origin 3800