Confocal microscopy articles from across Nature Portfolio Confocal microscopy is an optical imaging technique that scans a focused point of light around a sample to reconstruct an image in a point ...

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

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

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

CRISPR construct to genetically ablate the GABA transporter GAT3 in the mouse visual cortex, with effects on population-level neuronal activity. This work is important, as it sheds light on how GAT3 ...

XRM microscopy, combined with machine learning, revolutionizes materials research by enhancing imaging techniques for failure ...

By turning standard images into precise 3D measurements, the FiLM-Scope could expand what’s possible in both manual and robotic microsurgery. Its flexible, data-rich imaging could also be valuable in ...

Beyond corals, the tool has widespread potential for studying other small-scale marine organisms that photosynthesize, such ...