Labs that can’t afford expensive super-resolution microscopes could use a new expansion technique to image nanoscale structures inside cells.
Ed Boyden
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A new method makes high-resolution imaging more accessible
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Imaging method reveals new cells and structures in human brain tissue
A new microscopy technique that enables high-resolution imaging could one day help doctors diagnose and treat brain tumors.
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Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues
Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time.
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New bionics center established at MIT with $24 million gift
Interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang aims to mitigate disability through technologies that marry human physiology with electromechanics.
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A high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cells
Expanding tissue samples before sequencing allows researchers to pinpoint locations of RNA molecules.
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Imaging method reveals a “symphony of cellular activities”
Fluorescent imaging technique simultaneously captures different signal types from multiple locations in a live cell.
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A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain
New molecule for imaging calcium in neurons reduces crosstalk from neighboring neurons.
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New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute
Fluorescent probe could allow scientists to watch circuits within the brain and link their activity to specific behaviors.
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Mapping the brain at high resolution
New 3-D imaging technique can reveal, much more quickly than other methods, how neurons connect throughout the brain.
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Seeing the brain’s electrical activity
Fluorescent sensor allows imaging of neurons’ electrical communications, without electrodes.