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What is a Spectral Detector (SP Detector)?
The SP detector from Leica Microsystems denotes a compound detection unit for point scanning microscopes, in particular confocal microscopes. The SP…
Mar 10, 2019
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Improve 3D Cell Biology Workflow with Digital Light Sheet Microscopy
Understanding the sub-cellular mechanisms in carcinogenesis is of crucial importance for cancer treatment. Popular cellular models comprise cancer…
Mar 10, 2019
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Improve Workflow in Kidney Research with 3D STED Deep Nanoscopy
Visualize the ultrastructure of the glomerular filtration barrier. The combination of optical clearing and nanoscopy allows to study the glomerular…
Mar 09, 2019
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What is a Field-of-View Scanner?
A field-of-view scanner is an assembly of galvanometric scanning mirrors used in single-point confocal microscopes that offer the correct optical…
Mar 06, 2019
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Resolved Field Number (RFN)
The field number (FN) for optical microscopes indicates the field of view (FOV). It corresponds to the area in the intermediate image that is…
Mar 06, 2019
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What is a Tandem Scanner?
A Tandem Scanner is an assembly of two different types of scanning together in one system for true confocal point scanning. The Tandem Scanner…
Feb 28, 2019
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A Molecular Link between Cell Migration and Vascular Disease
Blood vessels transport vital nutrients and oxygen to all the cells in the body. Guided by a complex signaling network, endothelial cells sprout,…
Dec 19, 2018
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Kaggle Competition for Multi-label Classification of Cell Organelles in Proteome Scale Human Protein Atlas Data
The Cell Atlas, a part of the Human Protein Atlas, was created by the group of Prof. Emma Lundberg at the SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of…
Dec 09, 2018
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You Shall Not Pass! Time-gated Detection Takes Care of Endogenous Fluorescence in Plant Research.
Yutaka Kodama is Associate Professor at the Biosciences Education Research Center, Utsunomiya University, Japan. He graduated from Saga University,…
Nov 13, 2018
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Simultaneously Measuring Image Features and Resolution in Live-Cell STED Images
Reliable interpretation and quantification of cellular features in fluorescence microscopy requires an accurate estimate of microscope resolution.…
Nov 12, 2018
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MONENSIN SENSITIVITY1 (MON1)/CALCIUM CAFFEINE ZINC SENSITIVITY1 (CCZ1)
Programmed cell death (PCD)-triggered degradation of plant tapetum is essential for microspore development and pollen coat formation; however, little…
Oct 22, 2018
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Which Sensor is the Best for Confocal Imaging?
The Hybrid Photodetectors (HyD) are! Why that is the case is explained in this short Science Lab article.
Jul 16, 2018
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mTORC1 Promotes Proliferation of Immature Schwann Cells and Myelin Growth of Differentiated Schwann Cells
The myelination of axons is essential for neuronal wiring and normal nervous system functions. In the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells (SCs)…
May 16, 2018
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High-Resolution 3D Imaging of Whole Organ after Clearing
Zebrafish testis has become a powerful model for reproductive biology of teleostean fishes and other vertebrates and encompasses multiple applications…
May 08, 2018
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KChIP2 regulates the cardiac Ca²⁺ transient and myocyte contractility by targeting ryanodine receptor activity
Pathologic electrical remodeling and attenuated cardiac contractility are featured characteristics of heart failure. Coinciding with these remodeling…
Mar 07, 2018
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Primary Beam Splitting Devices for Confocal Microscopes
Current fluorescence microscopy employs incident illumination which requires separation of illumination and emission light. The classical device…
May 16, 2017
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Pinhole Effect in Confocal Microscopes
When operating a confocal microscope, or when discussing features and parameters of such a device, we inescapably mention the pinhole and its…
Apr 26, 2017
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Human NK Cell Development Requires CD56-mediated Motility and Formation of the Developmental Synapse
While distinct stages of natural killer (NK) cell development have been defined, the molecular interactions that shape human NK cell maturation are…
Feb 15, 2017
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What is a Spectral Detector (SP Detector)?

Improve 3D Cell Biology Workflow with Digital Light Sheet Microscopy

Improve Workflow in Kidney Research with 3D STED Deep Nanoscopy

What is a Field-of-View Scanner?

Resolved Field Number (RFN)

What is a Tandem Scanner?

A Molecular Link between Cell Migration and Vascular Disease

Kaggle Competition for Multi-label Classification of Cell Organelles in Proteome Scale Human Protein Atlas Data

You Shall Not Pass! Time-gated Detection Takes Care of Endogenous Fluorescence in Plant Research.

Simultaneously Measuring Image Features and Resolution in Live-Cell STED Images

MONENSIN SENSITIVITY1 (MON1)/CALCIUM CAFFEINE ZINC SENSITIVITY1 (CCZ1)

Which Sensor is the Best for Confocal Imaging?

mTORC1 Promotes Proliferation of Immature Schwann Cells and Myelin Growth of Differentiated Schwann Cells

High-Resolution 3D Imaging of Whole Organ after Clearing

KChIP2 regulates the cardiac Ca²⁺ transient and myocyte contractility by targeting ryanodine receptor activity

Primary Beam Splitting Devices for Confocal Microscopes

Pinhole Effect in Confocal Microscopes

Human NK Cell Development Requires CD56-mediated Motility and Formation of the Developmental Synapse