A camera inspired by butterfly eyes allows surgeons to see cancer cells during surgery.

A new microscopy program requires no fluorescent markers to identify cell type, nuclei, and other characteristics.

With multiple applications in biomedicine, the antibodies can now be made quickly, cheaply, and without the need for an alpaca or one of its relatives.

Drug-delivering nanoparticles designed to glow when their target cells die can report on the effectiveness of cancer therapies within just a few hours of treatment, a mouse study shows.

Researchers have developed a technique to visualize the origin of melanoma in zebrafish, throwing light on a genetic switch for cancer.

Researchers are developing new techniques to better understand how and why knots of DNA are distributed throughout the genome.

A Harvard team shows how cells label and recognize proteins for degradation.

Whole-animal, light-based imaging of infected small mammals

A new camera system supports the visualization of gliomas stained with Tumor Paint, a chlorotoxin-based imaging agent that’s currently in clinical trials.

From determining structures to figuring out functions, brain-mapping scientists are applying new technologies to understand the hub of the central nervous system.