Scientists have been peeking through microscopes and taking pictures of cells for decades. The methods available for visualizing highly complex cells have changed over time, moving from simpler ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Eight years on from the formation of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium, which set out with the hugely ambitious task of mapping the entire human body – around 37.2 trillion cells – scientists ...

A practical philosopher once said, “You can observe a lot just by watching.” Well, yes, you can. But can you learn a lot just by watching? Not always. To gain the insights your research needs, the ...

Using sophisticated RNA sequencing technology, biomedical researchers can measure the activity of our genes across millions ...

Fluorescence-based imaging methods have recorded many details of cell dynamics and behavior, but the full 3D orientation and position of fluorescently marked ensembles has remained difficult to ...

Researchers are using light in novel ways to better image biological samples. Research from the lab of Matthew Lew at Washington University in St. Louis offers entirely new ways to see the very small.

A cell’s morphology comprises vast amounts of information on cell health and differentiation state and yields insight into cell phenotype. Biologists utilize this information on a daily basis to aid ...

The application space of label-free chemical imaging using coherent Raman scattering (CRS) microscopy in the life sciences and pharma/medical research is expanding rapidly. Ongoing advances in laser ...