Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells ...
Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.
Characterizing cells based on their surface proteins is a key concept in cell biology research that extends substantially into diagnostics and therapeutics. Notable examples include reporting the ...
Even those who maintain that super-resolution microscopy is a powerful tool of biological discovery have admitted that it may have a bit of an image problem. For example, in a recent review, several ...
To unravel the complexities of biological phenomena, scientists have long relied on microscopy to visualize the intricate details of their specimens, including tissue architecture, cell morphology, ...
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Standard 3D printers enable super-resolution microscopy with custom optics under $1
Researchers used consumer-grade 3D printers to create sub-$1 optical lenses that enable super-resolution nanoscale biological ...
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