Smartphones equipped with cameras can do more than take photographs – they can now function as high-resolution microscopes. A new optical device engineered by Canada-based QingYing E&T LLC easily and ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about the mechanism behind cancer progression. Researchers explored the influence the mechanical stiffening of the tumor cell's environment may have on the ...

A challenge is that different types of cells can look morphologically indistinguishable under a microscope but can vary dramatically at the molecular level. What’s more, cells change as humans ...

To build the mini-brains, the scientists coax clusters of stem cells into becoming neurons and other brain cells. This offers a unique tool for studying human brain development and the effects of ...

Researchers at the Carney Institute for Brain Science are taking creative approaches with a super-resolution microscope to ...