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Cryo-EM helps visualize the detailed structure of viral genome replication machinery

RNA viruses, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are in a life-and-death race the moment they infect a cell.

30 Jan 2023

MIT researchers use specialized MRI sensor to detect light deep within tissues

Using a specialized MRI sensor, MIT researchers have shown that they can detect light deep within tissues such as the brain.

3 Jan 2023

Structure of the complete virion of S. epidermidis–infecting phage revealed

Scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham used cryo-electron microscopy to reveal the structure of a bacterial virus in extraordinary detail.

20 Dec 2022

CT scanning and 3D modeling shed light on evolution of pelvic fins in shark embryos

Curtin University researchers have revealed how the pelvic fins of fish such as sharks and chimeras have evolved from their sudden appearance in the fossil record over 410 million years ago.

16 Dec 2022

New biobattery could power ingestible cameras in the small intestine

Tech companies have developed many devices that work outside the body, such as cell phones, smart watches, tablets and hundreds of others. Inside the body, though? That's obviously trickier for several reasons, but power for a device is a big one.

14 Dec 2022

Small fluorescent protein helps researchers to capture deeper, more precise biomedical images

Biomedical and genetic engineers at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed a small fluorescent protein that emits and absorbs light that penetrates deep into biological tissue.

7 Dec 2022

Researchers uncover a mechanism of flowering plant sperm compaction

Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until now.

4 Nov 2022

High-throughput quantitative phase microscopy yields promising results

Numerous cellular life processes include the organelles of cells. Their malfunction and the growth and spread of cancer are strongly connected.

4 Nov 2022

“Screen-first” approach mines microbes directly from the environment

The best method now available for researchers to isolate a specific microorganism with a given metabolic function from an environment is to collect a sample of cells, culture them, and then test them for the desired cell functions.

4 Nov 2022

AI-based holographic microscope monitors microplanktons at the individual level

For the first time, scientists can now watch the lives of microplankton at the individual level utilizing holograms produced in digital microscopes and processed by artificial intelligence (AI).

3 Nov 2022

Combination of microscopy and DNA analysis yields new insights into polar cod’s diet

An essential component of the Arctic food chain is polar fish. Along with colleagues from KU Leuven and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Sarah Maes (KU Leuven) and Fokje Schaafsma (Wageningen Marine Research) examined the diet of polar cod from the Barents Sea.

1 Nov 2022

Native 3D structure of the ciliary base witnessed for the first time

Because flaws in the cilia transport system can result in, for example, blindness or cystic kidneys, findings reported in Science offer new understandings of the molecular basis for different diseases.

20 Sep 2022

A new holographic microscope developed to observe neural networks in brain

Scientists headed by Associate Director Wonshik Choi of the Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics in the Institute for Basic Science, Professor Kim Moonseok of The Catholic University of Korea, and Professor Myunghwan Choi of Seoul National University designed a new kind of holographic microscope.

19 Sep 2022

Research shows how developing sea anemones essentially 'exercise' to build their morphology

As humans, we know that an active lifestyle gives us some control over our form. When we hit the pavement, track our steps, and head to the gym, we can maintain muscle development and reduce body fat.

19 Sep 2022

Researchers develop microscopes for identifying biological activities in detail

Consider a PhD candidate with a fluorescence microscope and a live bacterial sample. How might these resources be used in the most effective way to get specific observations of bacterial division from the sample?

9 Sep 2022

Detecting multiple food poisoning bacteria based on color differences in scattered light from metals

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a simple, rapid method to simultaneously identify multiple food poisoning bacteria, based on color differences in the scattered light by nanometer-scaled organic metal nanohybrid structures (NHs) that bind via antibodies to those bacteria.

30 Aug 2022

New CRISPR RNA-guided Caspases could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools

New research from Cornell offers insights into a line of CRISPR systems, which could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants.

26 Aug 2022

Scientists create a miniaturized environment to unravel the secrets of plant health, carbon storage

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a miniaturized environment to study the ecosystem around poplar tree roots for insights into plant health and soil carbon sequestration.

24 Aug 2022

Research reveals the secrets of photosynthesis in the shade

Plants and algae use green-tinted chlorophyll to convert high-energy sunlight into food via photosynthesis.

10 Aug 2022

UCLA researchers receive NIH award to develop next-generation versions of miniature microscope

The UCLA creators of a miniature microscope that can be mounted on the heads of lab animals to provide an invaluable view into the brain's inner workings have received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop next-generation versions of their "miniscope."

9 Aug 2022

Histology & Microscopy

Cryo-EM helps visualize the detailed structure of viral genome replication machinery

MIT researchers use specialized MRI sensor to detect light deep within tissues

Structure of the complete virion of S. epidermidis–infecting phage revealed

CT scanning and 3D modeling shed light on evolution of pelvic fins in shark embryos

New biobattery could power ingestible cameras in the small intestine

Small fluorescent protein helps researchers to capture deeper, more precise biomedical images

Researchers uncover a mechanism of flowering plant sperm compaction

High-throughput quantitative phase microscopy yields promising results

“Screen-first” approach mines microbes directly from the environment

AI-based holographic microscope monitors microplanktons at the individual level

Combination of microscopy and DNA analysis yields new insights into polar cod’s diet

Native 3D structure of the ciliary base witnessed for the first time

A new holographic microscope developed to observe neural networks in brain

Research shows how developing sea anemones essentially 'exercise' to build their morphology

Researchers develop microscopes for identifying biological activities in detail

Detecting multiple food poisoning bacteria based on color differences in scattered light from metals

New CRISPR RNA-guided Caspases could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools

Scientists create a miniaturized environment to unravel the secrets of plant health, carbon storage

Research reveals the secrets of photosynthesis in the shade

UCLA researchers receive NIH award to develop next-generation versions of miniature microscope

Genome Editing Has A New Code

Researchers reveal key developmental difference between the brains of modern humans and Neandertals

Cell Counting Without Slides to Reduce Waste and Cost

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