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Scientists can tell healthy and cancerous cells apart by how they move
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that the motion of unlabeled cells can be used to tell whether they ...
New technique expands tissues so hundreds of biomolecules can be seen inside cells
A new tissue expansion method developed by researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus and the University of ...
Fluorescence microscopy tracks phage attachment to bacteria in real time
Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their ...
Scientists Witness Living Plant Cells Build Their Own Cell Walls for the First Time
In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists ...
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Wearable Device Tracks Blood Cells in Real Time
Researchers at MIT have developed a noninvasive medical monitoring device powerful enough to detect single cells within blood ...
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ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space
A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions ...
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ELVIS imaging system studies cells in orbit
In the final ELVIS platform delivered to orbit, the DHM module "provides better than 0.8-micron spatial resolution across a 0.25 mm 3 flow-through cell, and has the ability to detect fewer than 100 ...
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ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space
Related: The search for alien life Unlike traditional two-dimensional microscopes, ELVIS allows researchers to observe the intricate structure and behavior of living cells in a volumetric format.