Scientists have uncovered new details about the mechanism behind cancer progression. Researchers explored the influence the mechanical stiffening of the tumor cell's environment may have on the ...

A hybrid microscope allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled proteins inside cells. The microscope combines polarized ...

What does the inside of a cell really look like? In the past, standard microscopes were limited in how well they could answer this question. Now, researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and ...

Researchers have combined two microscopic imaging techniques in one microscope, providing scientists with a high-resolution method of tracking single molecules in a cellular context. The development ...

Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

Male infertility is a major issue worldwide and its causes remain unclear. Now, an international team of researchers led by ...

Think science is dull and gray? Take a look at what can be seen under the microscope in the photographs of the 50th annual Nikon Small World contest, and you’ll get a sense of how amazing everything ...

In 2022 alone, over 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 10 million died from the disease, according to the World Health Organization. While the reaches of cancer are massive, the ...