Microscopy image of a fully developed frog embryo skin tissue, which researchers recently filmed live to gain a complete picture of the developmental process. From the images they took during this process, they quantified changes in cell shape and movement as well as how these changes contribute to the cells’ final fate.
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Gene expression snapshots paint an incomplete picture of development. By tracking cell shape changes in live tissues, scientists may fill in the missing pieces.

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Explore How Stains and Probes Work to Label Cellular Morphology

Cellular Stains Under the Hood

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Rebuilding the Genome of Woolly Mammoths

An antenna-like cellular structure emerges from the surface of a human pancreatic islet cell. The surface of the cell is covered with small structures called microvilli.

The Shape of Cilia

Infusion of Artificial Intelligence in Biology

Defining the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Morpholome

Defining the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Morpholome

Beyond Skin Deep: Analyzing Melanoma Cells Through Morphology

Beyond Skin Deep: Analyzing Melanoma Cells Through Morphology

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See Beyond the Scatter Plot with Imaging, Spectral Flow Cytometry

Technique Talk: Developing and Optimizing Immunohistochemistry Protocols

Technique Talk: Developing and Optimizing Immunohistochemistry Protocols

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Observing Cells in Their Natural State with Digital Holographic Cytometry

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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