We’ll understand if you’re puzzled by the eerie image below. It’s a tiny piece of the Lassa virus, which can double a person over in pain, make their head swell and, in some cases, quickly result in ...

Stanford researchers have combined two microscopy techniques to create a one-of-a-kind instrument that can show cell ...

As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity affects living cells. Now, a team of researchers has built a rugged, ...

Microscope picture of human bone cells (IMAGE) Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) Caption A microscope picture of human bone cells (U2OS) showing the localization of ...

Within a modest engineering laboratory at Duke University, a new type of researcher is quietly at work next to an optical microscope. This new researcher has no need for coffee, does not become tired, ...

Caption: Human neutrophils visualized under a confocal microscope with cell membranes stained red and nuclei blue. When faced with an infection during food shortages, stress hormones trigger an immune ...