Human cells are extremely small and tightly packed – at about 20 micrometers across, ...
Scientists have crossed a startling new frontier in bioengineering: they can now fabricate intricate three-dimensional ...
The planarian is nobody's idea of a genius. A flatworm shaped like a comma, it can be found wriggling through the muck of lakes and ponds worldwide. Its pin-size head has a microscopic structure that ...
We have all experienced frustrating hours of searching for and collating information on the structure and function of a particular protein. Now, we can find all that information in one place, by ...
In the beginning, there was boredom. Following the emergence of cellular life on earth, some 3.5 billion years ago, simple cells lacking a nucleus and other detailed internal structure dominated the ...
Two photon polymerization has now moved from “on cells” to “inside cells”, opening a strange, new frontier.
Identifying and delineating cell structures in microscopy images is crucial for understanding the complex processes of life. This task is called "segmentation" and it enables a range of applications, ...