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Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils new Krios solution at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2019

Today at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2019, Thermo Fisher Scientific unveiled a new Krios solution designed to break down the barriers to cryo-EM adoption through improved ease-of-use, faster results and the most compact 300kV cryo-EM microscope design on the market.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Electron Microscopy Solutions 6 Aug 2019

Automating cryo-EM sample preparation

SPT Labtech has today announced the introduction of chameleon, an industry-enabling sample-preparation system for cryo-EM.

From SPT Labtech 6 Aug 2019

Researchers explore how HIV spreads in 3D tissue-like environments

The spread of pathogens like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is often studied in a test tube, i.e. in two-dimensional cell cultures, even though it hardly reflects the much more complex conditions in the human body.

25 Jul 2019

New Multiplex mode for ZEISS Airyscan 2 delivers images with superresolution in less time

The new Multiplex mode for ZEISS Airyscan 2 delivers more information in less time. Smart illumination and detection schemes allow parallel pixel acquisition for fast and gentle confocal microscopy.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 25 Jul 2019

High-resolution images offer clues to improve design of anti-nausea drugs

A new study using a special type of electron microscope using samples cooled to extremely cold temperatures provides critical information for drug developers seeking to reduce nausea and vomiting side effects of cancer treatments.

23 Jul 2019

Researchers identify toxin responsible for Legionella growth

A team of scientists led by EMBL group leader Sagar Bhogaraju and Ivan Dikic of Goethe University, Frankfurt, discovered that the toxin SidJ in Legionella bacteria enforces a unique modification on human proteins and helps legionella grow inside human cells.

22 Jul 2019

IT Faces the Digital Pathology Data Tsunami

Digital pathology is the viewing, analyzing, and managing of digitalized pathology slides with computer technology.

From Huron Digital Pathology 17 Jul 2019

Raman Spectroscopy as a Universal Analytical Technique for Bodily Fluids

Professor Igor K. Lednev explains why Raman spectroscopy could replace biochemical tests for the analysis of bodily fluids in forensic science.

From Pittcon 16 Jul 2019

Tomocube HT microscope enables label-free quantification of cellular lipid content

In a breakthrough for research fields as diverse as diabetes, atherosclerosis and biofuels, the mass, concentration, volume, and surface area of individual lipid droplets have been measured in live, unstained cells for the first time using a Tomocube Holotomography microscope.

From Tomocube Inc. 12 Jul 2019

Researchers capture high-resolution, 3D images of gene-editing enzymes

For the first time, scientists have captured high-resolution, three-dimensional images of an enzyme in the process of precisely cutting DNA strands.

9 Jul 2019

Cutting-edge electron microscopy reveals first structures of a lipid-flippase

Using cutting-edge electron microscopy, researchers from Aarhus University have determined the first structures of a lipid-flippase.

29 Jun 2019

Personalizing Nutritional Medicine With the Power of NMR

In this interview conducted at the University of Lubeck NMR center, Chritsian Sina outlines how NMR technology could help personlized nutritional medicine.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 28 Jun 2019

Researchers develop new technique to image cell populations and genetic contents

Researchers have come up with a new way to image cell populations and their genetic contents. Their study, appearing June 20 in the journal Cell, describes how a technique called DNA microscopy helps illuminate the spatial organization of genetic material within cells and tissues without specialized, expensive optical equipment.

24 Jun 2019

X Line Objective Lenses Break Optical Barriers with Simultaneously Improved Image Flatness, Chromatic Aberration Correction and Numerical Aperture

Designed with new manufacturing technology that creates lenses with shapes that are difficult to fabricate using other methods, Olympus’ new X Line series objectives and the UPLAPO-HR objectives for super resolution and TIRF microscopy break optical barriers to deliver outstanding image quality.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 21 Jun 2019

Complement system shown to remove dead cells in retinitis pigmentosa, contradicting previous research

Researchers have found that the complement system seems to protect against retinal degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa.

18 Jun 2019

Novel lung map reveals new cells responsible for asthma

Researchers working on the Human Cell Atlas initiative have produced a detailed map of the human lungs that could lead to new treatments for asthma.

18 Jun 2019

Combining expansion microscopy with VR allows researchers to 'step inside' biological data

A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to create a method that allows researchers to "step inside" their biological data.

14 Jun 2019