Nanobodies are extremely small antibody fragments that bind to specific molecules. When nanobodies are labeled with dyes, ...

High-content timelapse imaging promises to reveal dynamic cell behaviors, enabling more accurate identification of ce ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed 3D-nanoprinted reflective micromirror inserts that enable single-objective ...

Mitochondrial outer membrane imaged with SPIFFI (L) vs widefield microscopy (R). A new fluorescence microscopy technique promises to create super-resolution images from a single exposure and give ...

A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes. Using a new approach to fluorescence microscopy, Hoi Sung Chung and ...

Including over 30 invited talks from renowned researchers, selected short talks and a poster session, the conference will showcase recent developments, discuss remaining challenges, and foster ...

Understanding how living cells grow, respond to stimuli, and change over time is central to modern cell biology and drug discovery. Many traditional imaging approaches rely on fluorescent labels, ...

Biologists are very interested in how proteins, lipids and other compounds are organized and interact in systems. Very few organizational details can be gained by using standard transmission-based ...

A mechanosensitive fluorescent probe visualises and quantifies the mechanical stress on bacterial membranes upon contact with a surface. (Nanowerk News) In natural environments, bacteria rarely live ...

There are many ways to observe mitochondria now, aren't there? But in reality, every technique inevitably has some trade-offs ...

Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) have developed an innovative microscopy technique capable of improving the observation of living cells. The study, ...