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New Standard in Electrophysiology and Deep Tissue Imaging
The function of nerve and muscle cells relies on ionic currents flowing through ion channels. These ion channels play a major role in cell physiology.…
Mar 17, 2009Story -
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Research for the Optimal Structure
To see how liquids can be made to flow, without being directly heated or touched, you only have to watch a raw egg explode in a microwave oven.…
Nov 02, 2008Story -
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Interview with Stefan Hell – For me, Pioneering is …
Our interview partner on the topic of Pioneering is Prf. Stefan Hell, a scientific member of the Max Planck Society and director at the Max Planck…
Aug 31, 2008Story -
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The First Supercontinuum Confocal that Adapts to the Sample
Until now, biological and medical research fluorescence imaging in multi-user facilities or institutes has been limited by the type or number of dyes…
Aug 22, 2008Story -
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From Molecules to Tissues
Cancer research using confocal and multiphoton microscopy. Sequencing of the human genome stimulated a radical change in the approach to biomedical…
Aug 21, 2008Story -
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Obese and Slim Yeast Cells
Lipids are on everyone’s lips nowadays, whether ω-3/6 fatty acids, good and bad cholesterol or just plain fat that has the annoying habit of…
Aug 21, 2008Story -
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The Future of Forensic Training Programs
Wayne Buttermore, Manager Regional Sales Industry at Leica Microsystems, interviewed Skip Palenik to hear his perspective on the benefits of…
Aug 06, 2008Story -
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Forensic Detection of Sperm from Sexual Assault Evidence
The impact of modern scientific methods on the analysis of crime scene evidence has dramatically changed many forensic sub-specialties. Arguably one…
Aug 06, 2008Story -
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Quality as Clear as Glass - Polarizing Microscopy in Glass Production
An exquisite beverage deserves a high-quality glass. Even the ancient Romans made artistically crafted drinking glasses. In the Middle Ages, Venetian…
Apr 17, 2008Story -
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FusionOptics – Combines high resolution and depth of field for ideal 3D optical Images
A study carried out jointly by Leica Microsystems and the Institute of Neuroinformatics at the University of Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of…
Apr 17, 2008Story -
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Exploring Cell Logistics
Using TIRF microscopy, scientists have been able to take a closer look at intracellular transport processes with the example of the galactose-binding…
Nov 02, 2007Story -
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In the Footsteps of Linnaeus – Microscopic Imaging in Marine Biodiversity Research
For the study of minute marine organisms such as free swimming larvae or bottom dwelling invertebrates it is a great advantage to have modern…
Nov 01, 2007Story -
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Characterization of Photosynthetic Biofilms from Roman Catacombs via 3D Imaging and Subcellular Identification of Pigments
Artificial illumination can harm hypogean monuments by inducing the uncontrolled growth of photosynthetic biofilms (green sickness or maladie verte).…
Nov 01, 2007Story -
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CLEM: Combining the Strengths of Light and Electron Microscopy
In recent years light microscopy studies have been dominated by live cell imaging while electron microscopy has been used for high-resolution studies.…
Apr 09, 2007Story -
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4D Photoactivation of pa-GFP in Living Cells Using Two-Photon Excitation Laser Scanning Microscopy
We report about two-photon activation of a photoactivatable derivative of the Aequorea Victoria green fluorescent protein (pa-GFP). This special form…
Oct 14, 2006Story -
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Multi-Wavelength Epi-Illumination in Fluorescence Microscopy
Fluorescence is a process where a substance after having absorbed light (photons) emitts a radiation the wavelength (colour) of which is longer than…
Dec 01, 2001Story