A confocal microscope is a kind of fluorescent microscope used to obtain high-quality 2D and 3D images. The device is most commonly used to view cells and cell structures, but can be used to ...

Learn more about eLife assessments Sleep disturbances are associated with poor long-term memory (LTM) formation, yet the underlying cell types and neural circuits involved have not been fully decoded.

A novel molecular thermometer based on color-changing fluorescent dyes achieves unprecedented sensitivity and resolution when ...

A new "self-driving" microscope developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers solves two fundamental challenges ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have unveiled a planar optical device that ...

A new study examines the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria pagana, providing the first ...

Temperature is a critical variable that influences countless biological processes at the cellular level. However, precisely measuring temperatures ...

The study introduces new tools for measuring the intracellular calcium concentration close to transmitter release sites, which may be relevant for synaptic vesicle fusion and replenishment. This ...

FIRST ON FOX: A new book sounding the alarm about corruption in California spends a chapter focusing on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s history with a nonprofit organization that the authors say served as a ...

SPIM multiview registration is complicated by degradation of the signal along the illumination as well as detection axes (Fig. 1b), limited overlap between the views, different orientations of the ...

Three-dimensional multiplane structured illumination microscopy, combining three-beam interference, multiplane detection and a synergistically evolved reconstruction algorithm, enables 3D imaging ...

UT Southwestern's innovative microscope integrates high and low-resolution imaging, facilitating advanced studies of cellular dynamics and disease processes.