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Microscopy
Microscopy: is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of microscopy: optical, electron, and scanning probe microscopy.
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NOV 10, 2017Cancer
By carefully observing how DNA is packaged inside of cancer cells, scientists have developed a therapy that they say can ...NOV 09, 2017Cardiology
Blood clots are normally seen as something to be avoided, something with dangerous consequences such as heart attack, st ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 01, 2017Microbiology
Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the first person to make and use a real microscope. He was able to utilize 550 dif ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 25, 2017Videos
The Nikon's Small World is the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 24, 2017Cancer
Surgically removing tumors is an effective way to treat cancer. However, in cases where the cancer periphery is unclear, ...OCT 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Powerful microscopy techniques have given researchers unprecedented insight into how a common class of receptors works.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2017Videos
The field of microbiology has come a long way in the development of instrumentation that allows us to view objects and a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 19, 2017Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 11, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. Credit: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sc ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 05, 2017Microbiology
An international team of researchers has solved a long-standing microbial mystery; the knowledge may help fight antibiot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA contains thousands of genes, and it is critical that the correct genes are expressed in the right places at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Currently, if a doctor suspects a patient has cancer or other diseases, he orders a tissue biopsy to confirm whether the ...SEP 26, 2017Videos
Your eyesight is only so good, but with a little help from a handy-dandy microscope, you can explore an entirely new mic ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2017Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT presents awards for amazing microscopy images. One winner, "Mind the Gap," is seen here. The i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mysterious nanotubes are starting to get serious research attention, but little is known about their function.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2017Neuroscience
Picture a lab, with a semi-evil looking scientist cackling about controlling the brain with pulses of light. Sound like ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 10, 2017Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery about mitochondria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2017Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 07, 2017Videos
The 2017 Koch Institute Image Awards from MIT have been announced; this video describes the work of one of the winning i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
After developing new techniques, researchers find that what we have assumed about DNA organization may be wrong.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Bisphenol A (BPA) is used frequently in food packaging, and it has gotten into our bodies. New research could help repla ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2017
Cancer
By carefully observing how DNA is packaged inside of cancer cells, scientists have developed a therapy that they say can
...
NOV 09, 2017
Cardiology
Blood clots are normally seen as something to be avoided, something with dangerous consequences such as heart attack, st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 01, 2017
Microbiology
Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the first person to make and use a real microscope. He was able to utilize 550 dif
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 25, 2017
Videos
The Nikon's Small World is the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 24, 2017
Cancer
Surgically removing tumors is an effective way to treat cancer. However, in cases where the cancer periphery is unclear,
...
OCT 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Powerful microscopy techniques have given researchers unprecedented insight into how a common class of receptors works.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Videos
The field of microbiology has come a long way in the development of instrumentation that allows us to view objects and a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 19, 2017
Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 11, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Chemistry Nobel Laureate Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. Credit: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sc
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 05, 2017
Microbiology
An international team of researchers has solved a long-standing microbial mystery; the knowledge may help fight antibiot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA contains thousands of genes, and it is critical that the correct genes are expressed in the right places at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Currently, if a doctor suspects a patient has cancer or other diseases, he orders a tissue biopsy to confirm whether the
...
SEP 26, 2017
Videos
Your eyesight is only so good, but with a little help from a handy-dandy microscope, you can explore an entirely new mic
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2017
Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT presents awards for amazing microscopy images. One winner, "Mind the Gap," is seen here. The i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mysterious nanotubes are starting to get serious research attention, but little is known about their function.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Picture a lab, with a semi-evil looking scientist cackling about controlling the brain with pulses of light. Sound like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 10, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery about mitochondria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 07, 2017
Videos
The 2017 Koch Institute Image Awards from MIT have been announced; this video describes the work of one of the winning i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
After developing new techniques, researchers find that what we have assumed about DNA organization may be wrong.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bisphenol A (BPA) is used frequently in food packaging, and it has gotten into our bodies. New research could help repla
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch