Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

Scientists from Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow managed to look inside an organic chemical reaction with electron microscope and recorded the occurred ...

A completely new type of microscope can take 3D images of cells -- while working in a natural environment. The new technology is significantly faster and better than before and will give researchers ...

To ensure that the tissue structures of biological samples are easily recognizable under the electron microscope, they are ...

Beyond the diffraction limit (a) Pre-expansion image of human kidney tissue using a ×60 objective lens and processed with super-resolution optical fluctuation imaging (scale bar: 5 µm). (b) The same ...

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a common technique for studying nanomolecular structures that cannot be resolved using traditional light microscopy. Compared with SEM (scanning electron ...

Standard genetic sequencing approaches can tell you a lot about the genetic makeup and activity in a sample, like a piece of tissue or drop of blood. But they don’t tell you where specific genetic ...

Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. Making sense of this ...

Reviewed by Maryam Mahdi, B.Sc. Expansion microscopy, put simply, is a method of improving the final image resolution during regular light microscopy, by physically enlarging the organism itself. The ...

Techniques to render biological tissues transparent to visible light can allow imaging of large networks of cells or whole organs in their complete environment, as an alternative to studying thin ...