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Accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence-powered image search and whole slide scanning workflows

Huron announces it will accelerate the deployment of digital pathology workflows in hospitals and research/educational facilities.

From Huron Digital Pathology 6 Nov 2018

Huron Digital Pathology partners with MBF Bioscience to help accelerate life science research

Huron and MBF Bioscience announce partnership to offer customized models of Huron’s TissueScope whole slide scanners integrated with MBF’s Stereo Investigator.

From Huron Digital Pathology 2 Nov 2018

Researchers discover new antibiotic compounds

Researchers have identified new compounds that can target bacterial infection, potentially providing an answer to antibiotic resistance.

1 Nov 2018

Researchers identify active stem cells in “resting zone” of cartilage

Researchers have discovered active chondrocytes within cartilage. The finding could help scientists understand bone abnormalities.

31 Oct 2018

Individual heart cells respond differently to high blood pressure

A team of cardiologists have found that single cells within the heart are affected by high blood pressure in different ways. Some adapt, whilst others fail.

30 Oct 2018

New eye-tracking glasses create more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts

Battery-free eye-tracking glasses developed at Dartmouth College could create an even more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts. The new technology improves player controls for gaming and allows for more accurate image displays.

30 Oct 2018

AXT offers Phi Optics upgrade to QPI systems for inverted light microscopes

AXT has recently been appointed the local distributor for Phi Optics, an innovative developer of Quantitative Phase Imaging solutions for live cell and tissue microscopy.

From AXT Pty Ltd 25 Oct 2018

Excelitas Technologies to display X-Cite fluorescence illumination products at Neuroscience 2018

Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, will display its wide range of X-Cite fluorescence illumination products for microscopy at Neuroscience 2018.

From Excelitas Technologies 25 Oct 2018

Neurons in the brain's primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines

Single neurons in the brain's primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines, even though the cellular makeup of the neurons is constantly changing, according to a new study by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists, led by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Sandra Kuhlman.

24 Oct 2018

Study uncovers rare phenomenon of antibodies working together against malaria

Scientists investigating how the human immune system defends against malaria have uncovered a rare phenomenon: antibodies working together to bind to a vulnerable spot on the parasite.

24 Oct 2018

How a single mutation can devastate cellular function

A scientist has shown how a single mutation in a protein found in astrocytes reproduces fibrous globs that devastate cellular function.

23 Oct 2018

Patient Outcomes of Prostate Cancer with Whole Slide Imaging

An interview with Dr.

From Huron Digital Pathology 23 Oct 2018

Researchers discover new structure in human cells

A new structure in human cells has been discovered by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in collaboration with colleagues in the UK.

22 Oct 2018

Molding bacteria into unnatural shapes reveals the robustness of cell division

Researchers at OIST have shown that microbes can be molded into an array of unusual, elaborate shapes that are not seen in nature.

18 Oct 2018

Scientists obtain clearest ever image of Ebola virus protein

For the first time, researchers have managed to image the structure of a central component of the Ebola virus.

17 Oct 2018

Scientists create synthetic tissue capable of synchronized beating

A team of chemists at the University of Bristol have developed a prototissue that is capable of synchronized beating when it is heated and cooled.

16 Oct 2018

Rice University chemist wins big award to study small surfaces

It's one thing to start a chemical reaction and get a result, but it's quite another thing to watch it in progress. Rice University chemist Matt Jones wants to see it happen.

16 Oct 2018

Modeling Non-Numerical Data in Systems Biology

An interview with Dr. Eshan Mitra, discussing the importance of computer models in biology and the development of a more accurate model of the RAF phosphorylation pathway.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers develop organoid that functions as real salivary gland

Researchers have successfully used induced pluripotent stem cells to grow a 3D salivary gland tissue that produces saliva when implanted in mice.

11 Oct 2018

UTSA acquires state-of-the-art microscope to write commands directly into neurons

It's about the size of a dinner table; yet, one day may influence conversations held around the kitchen table. This is what excites researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio as they anticipate the arrival of a state-of-the-art microscope.

10 Oct 2018