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CRACK Method Reveals Novel Neuron Type in Mouse Brain
A new technique reveals cells’ precise locations and functions in the brain. Its developers have already used it to identify a previously unknown neuron type.
CRACK Method Reveals Novel Neuron Type in Mouse Brain
CRACK Method Reveals Novel Neuron Type in Mouse Brain

A new technique reveals cells’ precise locations and functions in the brain. Its developers have already used it to identify a previously unknown neuron type.

A new technique reveals cells’ precise locations and functions in the brain. Its developers have already used it to identify a previously unknown neuron type.

neuroimaging, microscopy

Top 10 Innovations 2021
2021 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
The COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. Biomedical innovation has rallied to address that pressing concern while continuing to tackle broader research challenges.
SLAP microscope
Image of the Day: Super Speedy Microscopy
Nicoletta Lanese | Aug 9, 2019 | 1 min read
Two-photon imaging captures chemical signaling between live mouse neurons on a millisecond timescale.
Image of the Day: Mosquito Brain
The Scientist | Mar 6, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers have constructed the first neuroanatomy atlas of a female mosquito’s brain.
Image of the Day: Painting with Viruses
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Researchers have used a modified rabies virus and fluorescent proteins to tag individual nerve cells in the mouse visual cortex. 
Electron Micrographs Get a Dash of Color
Ben Andrew Henry | Nov 3, 2016 | 4 min read
A new technique creates colorful stains that label proteins and cellular structures at higher resolution than ever before possible. 
Thirty Years of Progress
The Scientist | Oct 1, 2016 | 1 min read
Since The Scientist published its first issue in October 1986, life-science research has transformed from a manual and often tedious task to a high-tech, largely automated process of unprecedented efficiency.
Imaging Entire Organisms
Jef Akst | Oct 26, 2015 | 2 min read
A new microscope allows researchers to watch biological processes at the cellular level in 3-D in living animals. 
Lights, Camera, Action
Jessica Wright | Jan 1, 2014 | 9 min read
A guide for doing in vivo microscopy on neurons in the mammalian brain
Brainspotting
Amber Dance | Dec 1, 2011 | 7 min read
New, minimally invasive techniques for seeing deep inside living brains
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