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Bioimaging & Simulation

First Images of Cells Exposed to COVID-19 Vaccine Reveal Native-Like Coronavirus Spikes

April 9, 2021
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Southampton, UK — New research has for the first time compared images of the protein spikes that develop on the surface of cells exposed to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to the protein spike of the...

Creation of 3D Organoid Models to Fine-Tune Radiation Dose for Nasopharyngeal Cancer

April 6, 2021
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Singapore — A*STAR’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has teamed up with Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings Pte Ltd (SIAMH) to establish the first of its kind...

Method Offers Inexpensive Imaging at the Scale of Virus Particles

March 30, 2021
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Cambridge, MA — Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological samples with accuracy at the scale of 10 nanometers — which should enable them...

First 3D Images of a Giant Molecule

March 25, 2021
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Würzburg, Germany — SMN or in full Survival Motor Neuron: Professor Utz Fischer has been analyzing this protein and the large molecular complex of the same name, of which SMN is one of the building...

Zooming In on Muscle Cells

March 25, 2021
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Dortmund, Germany — Sarcomeres are small repeating subunits of myofibrils, the long cylinders that bundle together to make the muscle fibres. Inside the sarcomeres, filaments of the proteins myosin...

Redox Imaging Allows Measurement of Drug Responses in Lab-Grown Cancer Samples

March 23, 2021
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Cardiff, UK — Organoids are tiny three-dimensional cellular assemblies that are grown in a laboratory from tissue-specific cells. They are particularly interesting to biologists because of their ability...

Three-Dimensional Imaging Provides Valuable Insight to Immune Responses

March 19, 2021
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Parkville, Australia — A new imaging technique is shining a light on immune responses and setting the scene for enhancing immune memory to optimise vaccine strategies. By imaging intact lymphoid...

Researchers Unveil the Weaving Fractal Network of Connecting Neurons

March 3, 2021
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Eugene, OR — High-resolution imaging and 3D computer modelling show that the dendrites of neurons weave through space in a way that balances their need to connect to other neurons with the costs of...

Super-Resolution RNA Imaging in Live Cells

February 26, 2021
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Heidelberg, Germany — Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is key to various fundamental biological processes. It transfers genetic information, translates it into proteins or supports gene regulation. To achieve...

Microscopic Behaviour of Developing Breast Cells Uncovered

February 25, 2021
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Parkville, Australia — An improved high-tech fluorescence microscopy technique is allowing researchers to film cells inside the breast as never seen before. This new protocol provides detailed instructions...

3D Holographic Microscopy Powered by Deep-Learning Deciphers Cancer Immunotherapy

February 24, 2021
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Daejeon, South Korea — Live tracking and analyzing of the dynamics of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells targeting cancer cells can open new avenues for the development of cancer immunotherapy....

Covid-19: Future Targets for Treatments Rapidly Identified with New Computer Simulations

February 19, 2021
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Coventry, UK — Researchers have detailed a mechanism in the distinctive corona of Covid-19 that could help scientists to rapidly find new treatments for the virus, and quickly test whether existing...

Capturing the Contours of Live Cells with Novel Nanoimaging Technique Using Graphene

February 18, 2021
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Daegu, South Korea — With every passing day, human technology becomes more refined and we become slightly better equipped to look deeper into biological processes and molecular and cellular structures,...

Molecular Imaging Determines Effectiveness of Novel Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment

February 17, 2021
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Reston, VA — Molecular imaging can successfully predict response to a novel treatment for ER-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer patients who are resistant to hormonal therapy. According...

Peering Under the “Hood” of SARS-CoV-2

November 9, 2020
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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — Information from electron microscope images and protein databases has been used to develop a detailed 3D model of SARS-CoV-2, which can be readily updated as new data becomes...

Higher-Resolution Imaging of Living, Moving Cells Using Plasmonic Metasurfaces

November 6, 2020
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Fukuoka, Japan — In the quest to image exceedingly small structures and phenomenon with higher precision, scientists have been pushing the limits of optical microscope resolution, but these advances...

New Cancer Diagnostics: A Glimpse into Tumour in 3D

October 29, 2020
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Vienna, Austria — After cancer surgery, the crucial question is: Are there possibly cancer cells left behind that can continue to grow, or has the entire tumour actually been removed? To find out,...

Super-Resolution Microscopy and Machine Learning Shed New Light on Fossil Pollen Grains

October 27, 2020
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Urbana, IL — Plant biology researchers at the University of Illinois and computer scientists at the University of California Irvine have developed a new method of fossil pollen identification through...

Innovation Spins Spider Web Architecture into 3D Imaging Technology

October 26, 2020
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West Lafayette, IN — Purdue University innovators are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging. The Purdue researchers used some architectural features from spider...

Spectral CT Improves Detection of Early-Stage Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

October 26, 2020
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Leesburg, VA — According to an open-access article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the use of spectral CT with electron density imaging could improve the assessment of lung...

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