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High-speed atomic force microscopy sheds light on structure, dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins

Kanazawa University’s pioneering high-speed atomic force microscope technology has now shed light on the structure and dynamics of some of life’s most ubiquitous and inscrutable molecules – intrinsically disordered proteins.

29 Dec 2020

Highly developed microscopy methods can help detect antigens

Highly complicated processes constantly take place in our body to keep pathogens in check: The T-cells of our immune system are busy searching for antigens - suspicious molecules that fit exactly into certain receptors of the T-cells like a key into a lock. This activates the T-cell and the defense mechanisms of the immune system are set in motion.

22 Dec 2020

Scientists observe detailed images of spike proteins in coronavirus

Coronaviruses, similar to the one that causes COVID-19 infection, are embedded with protein “spikes” that attach to receptors on their victims’ cells.

21 Dec 2020

Microglia surveillance helps prevent seizure activity in the brain

An important part of the brain's immune system, cells called microglia constantly extend and retract "branches" from their cell body to survey their environment.

15 Dec 2020

Researchers set a new record in X-ray microscopy

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy.

14 Dec 2020

Study provides new insight on how lung bacteria protect against invading pathogens

New insight on how bacteria in the lungs protect against invading pathogens has been published today in the open-access eLife journal.

9 Dec 2020

Researchers use novel technique to visualize unlabelled live cells

Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign have designed a new method that uses a combination of artificial intelligence and label-free imaging to observe unlabeled live cells across an extended time.

8 Dec 2020

Researchers discover molecular mechanism of plant immune receptors

In a recent study, Alexander von Humboldt Professor Jijie Chai at the University of Cologne and his team together with MPIPZ researchers have succeeded for the first time in reconstructing the sequence of molecular events that activate an inactive plant immune receptor and thus mediate the death of the host cell.

8 Dec 2020

Study determines 3D structure of molecular machine involved in placement of key proteins

Within a single cell, more than a quarter of all proteins are found in the membrane, in which they carry out crucial functions.

7 Dec 2020

Biochemist discovers hidden cellular machinery essential for higher-order life

In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that's essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.

7 Dec 2020

CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 provides quick, accurate results

Imagine swabbing your nostrils, putting the swab in a device, and getting a read-out on your phone in 15 to 30 minutes that tells you if you are infected with the COVID-19 virus.

7 Dec 2020

Study shows fluorescent protein molecules act as tiny antennas with optical properties

Scientists have revealed that fluorescent protein molecules serve as antennas with optical characteristics according to their spatial orientation.

4 Dec 2020

Researchers use super-resolution microscopy to study bacterial infection mechanisms

Expansion microscopy, abbreviated as ExM, allows scientists to image cells and their components with a spatial resolution down to 200 nm.

4 Dec 2020

New breakthrough in microscopy and endoscopy may advance the field of precision medicine

A breakthrough in microscopy and endoscopy will soon revolutionize the study of the cellular origin of diseases, advancing the field of precision medicine.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers present holographic Raman microscopy for biological sensing applications

Raman spectroscopy is widely used in analytical sciences to identify molecules via their structural fingerprint. In the biological context, the Raman response provides a valuable label-free specific contrast that allows distinguishing different cellular and tissue contents.

1 Dec 2020

Microscopy News and Research

Latest Microscopy News and Research

High-speed atomic force microscopy sheds light on structure, dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins

Highly developed microscopy methods can help detect antigens

Scientists observe detailed images of spike proteins in coronavirus

Microglia surveillance helps prevent seizure activity in the brain

Researchers set a new record in X-ray microscopy

Study provides new insight on how lung bacteria protect against invading pathogens

Researchers use novel technique to visualize unlabelled live cells

Researchers discover molecular mechanism of plant immune receptors

Study determines 3D structure of molecular machine involved in placement of key proteins

Biochemist discovers hidden cellular machinery essential for higher-order life

CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 provides quick, accurate results

Study shows fluorescent protein molecules act as tiny antennas with optical properties

Researchers use super-resolution microscopy to study bacterial infection mechanisms

New breakthrough in microscopy and endoscopy may advance the field of precision medicine

Researchers present holographic Raman microscopy for biological sensing applications

New study refutes a major cellular process in bacteria

Study shows how drug-like small molecules regulate the activity of ion channels

Scientists use new technology to observe DNA defects in children with Fanconi anemia

Architecture of cell nucleus can change gene activity in plants

Genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of fatal brain virus may allow it to escape antibodies

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