Microscopy

Microscopy is an umbrella term to describe techniques used to analyse small samples that cannot be viewed with the naked eye. There is a wide range of microscopy techniques and scientific instruments available that can be used depending on their applications. A microscope magnifies tiny objects or samples and can provide a wealth of vital information about their cell structure, contamination, parasites and so much more.

This hub will contain all of the information you need to know about microscopy and will include the latest news and fascinating research articles. Whether you are looking to expand your knowledge of compound microscopes or fluorescence microscopy, you will find it all here under featured articles and the latest interviews.

What is Microscopy?

The word microscope is derived from the Greek “mikros”, meaning small and, “skopein” meaning to see.

Microscopy and Artificial Intelligence

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): An Overview

Investigating the Intersection between Microscopy and Healthcare

Fluorescence Microscopy: An Overview

Using Scanning Electron Microscopy to Image SARS-CoV-2

Confocal Microscopy: An Overview

Electron Microscopy: An Overview

Using Electron Microscopy to Detect Viruses

Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy

Uses of Microscopy in Forensics

What are Polarized Light Microscopes and How Do They Work?

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Phase-Contrast Microscopy: An Overview

Avoiding Cell Death in Fluorescence Microscopy

Photobleaching in Fluorescence Microscopy

TEM Imaging Modes

Visualizing the 3D Architecture of Tissues

What is Confocal Imaging?

The Determination of Post-Mortem Interval (PMI) Using Transmission Electron Microscopy

The Digital Evolution of Microscopy

What is FIB-SEM?

‘Staining’ of Biological Samples when Using Electron Microscopy: Why stain density matters

Why Size Matters in Microscopy

Light Microscopy Techniques in Virology: An Overview

Identifying Corpses Using Microscopy

Imaging Techniques in Drug Discovery

Microscopy and Artificial Intelligence

Deep Learning in Fluorescence Microscopy

Optimizing Live Cell Imaging with FRET Microscopy

‘Staining’ of Biological Samples when Using Electron Microscopy: Why stain density matters

Applications of IVIS (In Vivo Imaging Systems)

Advances in Scanning Electron Microscopy

Microscopes in Forensic Epidemiology- An Overview

What is 3D X-Ray Microscopy?

TEM Imaging Modes

Imaging Nuclear Structures Using AFM

Advances in Fluorescence Microscopy

Cryo-Electron Microscopy: An Overview

Confocal Reflection Microscopy for Cell Migration Studies

Transmission Electron Microscopy: An Overview

How do Epifluorescence Microscopes Work?

What is High-Resolution TEM (HR-TEM)?

Applications of 3D X-ray Microscopy

Two-photon Microscopy Principles and Methodology

Advantages and Limitations of Fluorescence Microscopy

Optical Microscopy: An Overview

Light Microscopy Techniques in Virology: An Overview

Optimizing Live Cell Imaging with FRET Microscopy

Using Microscopy for Deep In Vivo Brain Imaging

Microscopy’s Involvement in Brain Imaging

Differentiating Tumors using Microscopy

Expansion Microscopy in Neurology

Scanning Helium Microscopy: An Overview

X-ray Microscopy: An Overview

Diagnosing Alzheimer's Using Microscopy

Intravital Kidney Microscopy: An Overview

Investigating the Applications of Meoscopy

What is Expansion Microscopy?

Latest Microscopy News and Research

Proteins’ movement and the spread of antibiotic resistance

Umeå University researchers have figured out how a particular type of protein travels during DNA replication. The discovery could affect the current understanding of how bacteria propagate antibiotic resistance genes.

30 Jan 2023

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

A 3D explanation of SPOP’s role in cancer

The protein SPOP, which also plays a role in endometrial, uterine, and other cancers, is the most mutated in prostate cancer. Despite its significance, it is still unclear how SPOP mutations cause cancer.

26 Jan 2023

Highly potent antibiotic candidate identified

One of the most promising new antibiotic candidates in decades is a powerful plant toxin that harbors a novel way of killing hazardous bacteria.

26 Jan 2023

New insights into cell health and disease

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a protein that not only prepares DNA for replication but also controls the replication process. The research, which was published on January 5th, 2023, in the journal Molecular Cell, resolves a puzzle that has long-baffled biologists.

26 Jan 2023

Native genome model of a “live” virus replicated

An Aston University scientist has developed the world’s first computer reconstruction of a virus, complete with its native genome.

24 Jan 2023

Intracellular drug delivery using a novel nano transporter

The effectiveness of a novel nano molecule as a drug delivery system has been examined in a recent study by the University of Barcelona.

From University of Barcelona 13 Jan 2023

Analyzing the regulatory mechanisms of enzyme production in mold

Filamentous fungi have long been a close ally of sake brewers, but they may soon become associates of environmentalists as well. Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University discovered the regulatory mechanisms of enzyme synthesis in a filamentous fungus, allowing for the effective degradation of plant biomass, an alternative energy resource to petroleum.

11 Jan 2023

Effective anticancer strategy for selective killing of cancer cells

A study team headed by Dr Yuanliang Zhai from The University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) School of Biological Sciences and his associates from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Institut Curie in France discovered a new mechanism of the human MCM2-7 complex in controlling replication initiation, which can be employed as a unique and effective anticancer method with the potential for selective death of cancer cells.

11 Jan 2023

Investigating the molecular mechanisms that govern cilia force sensing

Although the human body is superficially symmetric along the left–right axis, most internal organs, including the heart, lungs, liver, stomach, and brain, have noteworthy left–right asymmetries in their structure and placement.

6 Jan 2023

Discovery of a new cellular element crucial to sense of smell

Researchers at Umeå University have found an organelle, a previously unidentified cellular component, inside the neurons that are responsible for the ability to smell. The finding might have repercussions for future studies on COVID-19 symptoms like impaired smell sense.

5 Jan 2023