To print microscopic structures, scientists need to inject a liquid material called a photoresist into the cell. This special ...

Learn more about the tiny crystalline dermal denticles, tooth-like scales that allow the blue shark to change colors.

In this study, researcher developed a new imaging approach that combines two powerful techniques to solve this problem. First ...

Scientists have successfully grown over 400 different types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab—a groundbreaking step toward replicating the complexity of the human brain.

Characterization of intracellular synapse heterogeneity aides to understand the intricate computational logic of neuronal circuits. Despite recent advances in connectomics, the spatial patterns of ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand ...

This important study presents a new method for longitudinally tracking cells in two-photon imaging data that addresses the specific challenges of imaging neurons in the developing cortex. It provides ...

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging is essential for investigating cellular structure and dynamics. Traditional optical methods ...

To avoid this restriction, which is known as vignetting, Cui explains that the team separated the two lenses and inserted a Keplerian telescope between them. “This ‘telescope-within-a-microscope’ ...

Chauhan discussed how two-photon microscopy enables precise, non-invasive monitoring of retinal ganglion cell function in ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...