in vivo imaging

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

For the first time, researchers visualize histone deacetylase in the brains of healthy volunteers.

When influenza invades the mouse respiratory tract, neutrophils guide the subsequent T-cell attack on infected tissue, scientists show.  

Scientists have defined mouse neurons responsible for excessive food consumption at an unprecedented level of detail. 

Assistant Professor, Neurobiology Section, University of California, San Diego. Age: 35

A new kind of microscopy uses a lattice of light to visualize biological processes with extraordinary spatial and temporal resolution.

Dealing with anonymous misconduct allegations; efficiently generating iPSCs; distinguishing viral infections from non-viral; imaging tau in vivo

Scientists create nontoxic pH nanosensors to assess viability of transplanted therapeutic cells.

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Asking pointed questions is a key part of the scientific process.