Apr. 19, 2018News
James Poulet's lab at the MDC uses advanced techniques to monitor the activity of networks of single sensory neurons in the brain. By listening in on hundreds of conversations, the scientists have discovered how a single signal from ...
Mar. 21, 2018Products
Olympus’ CX3 series of upright microscopes for routine microscopy delivers superior ergonomics and reduces fatigue during long periods of use. The CX23 microscope, recognized with an “iF Design Award” in 2017, combines ...
Mar. 09, 2018News
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identified thirdhand smoke, the toxic residues that linger on indoor surfaces and in dust long after a cigarette has been extinguished, as ...
Mar. 08, 2018News
Metabolic changes in cells can occur at the earliest stages of disease. In most cases, knowledge of those signals is limited, since we usually detect disease only after it has done significant damage. Now, a team led by engineers at Tufts ...
Feb. 05, 2018News
Mitochondria, best known for their role as cellular power plants, perform numerous vital tasks in the cell. During cell respiration, reactive oxygen species can be formed in mitochondria. If these are present in excess, their high ...
ETH researchers have developed a technology platform that allows them to systematically modify and customise bacteriophages. This technology is a step towards making phage therapies a powerful tool for combating dangerous pathogens.
Feb. 01, 2018News
One of today's sharpest imaging tools, super-resolution microscopy, produces sparkling images of what until now has been the blurry interior of cells, detailing not only the cell's internal organs and skeleton, but also providing ...
Dec. 13, 2017News
Non-inherited, chance mutations may also provide a new window into understanding human disease. It’s biology’s version of the whisper game. Inside a cell, every DNA phrase or sentence that makes a protein, known as a ...
Dec. 13, 2017Products
Discover the Olympus IXplore inverted imaging platform, specifically designed for applications. Being able to focus on the important things drives advances in science, and research relies on innovative tools to enable this. That’s ...
Nov. 21, 2017News
In our body, proteins carry out almost all essential processes, and protein malfunction causes many diseases. To study the function of a protein, researchers remove it from the cell and subsequently analyze the consequences. The two ...
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