Three-dimensional imaging is dramatically expanding our ability to examine biological specimens enabling a peek into internal ... entire contents of cells. Cryo-electron microscopy can image ...

THE surface of the red blood cell has been studied extensively by means of the electron microscope ... cell membrane beneath its surface and the internal structure of the cell beneath would ...

The membrane that surrounds cells in living organisms is extremely ... been able to gain fascinating new insights using cryo-electron microscopy. Their work is published in the journal Nature ...

Transmission Electron Microscope ... visualization of internal structures by rapidly freezing then fracturing weak points in the structure of the sample. For example, this technique is noted for ...

A new imaging tool works more like Google Maps than a traditional microscope. By Knvul Sheikh Peering inside cells has been an integral part of biology ever since the 17th century, when cells were ...

Researchers led by Université de Montréal pathology and cell-biology professor Marc Therrien have identified major structural ...

This technique provides information about the internal ... how each part contributes to the functioning of an SEM, it's easier to appreciate the complexity and ingenuity behind this powerful tool.

There are a lot of situations where a research group may turn to an electron microscope ... out this fluorescence microscope we featured that uses readily-available parts to dramatically lower ...