A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

To ensure our bodies function correctly, the cells that compose them must operate properly. Imagine a cell as a bustling city ...

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging is essential for investigating cellular structure and dynamics. Traditional optical methods rely on adhesive or mechanical forces to hold and scan cells, which limit ...

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

Peking University, Aug 18, 2025: Professor Xi Peng’s team from the College of Future Technology at Peking University has recently developed a triangle structured illumination microscopy (SIM), which ...

Researchers seeking to explore live-cell dynamics can now turn to rapid, precise, and gentle technologies that address conventional microscopy challenges such as limited temporal resolution and ...

Daughter cells vary significantly after stress In addition to real-time measurements under the microscope, the researchers examined various endpoints, such as the strength of different stress signals ...

A multidisciplinary team from Harvard Medical School, Duke University, and Massachusetts General Hospital has developed the dual-scale Capillary-Cell (CapCell) microscope, a revolutionary tool for ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered that increasing the levels of a protein called BACH2 makes ...

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...