Electron microscopy is a powerful technique that provides high-resolution images by focusing a beam of electrons to reveal fine structural details in biological and material specimens. 2 Because ...

Cellular cryo-electron tomography is a high-resolution technique that enables imaging of the molecular machinery of a cell at close-to-native conditions. With the advent of dedicated cryo-FIB ...

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today unveiled the Thermo Scientific Arctis Cryo-Plasma Focused Ion Beam (Cryo-PFIB), a new ...

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has revolutionalized our understanding of the intricate molecular machinery that governs life. It has elucidated the three-dimensional (3D) structure of biological ...

Originally, explanatory conflicts hampered the use of freeze-fracture, but once these were remedied, the method prospered during the 1970s and 1980s, offering breakthroughs in the interpretation of ...

Transmission electron microscope image and film stack of a magnetic tunnel junction with a multilayered ferromagnetic structure. Interfacial anisotropy is enhanced by increasing the number of ...

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) has revolutionized the realm of microscopic analysis. By delivering astonishingly detailed images of minuscule entities such as insects, bacteria, or even the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Electron microscopy has existed for nearly a century, but a record ...

Inositol trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) are pivotal Ca²⁺ channels embedded in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. Their activation by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and Ca²⁺ gives rise to ...

Mircea Fotino, a retired professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), passed away on January 23, 2023, dying peacefully at home in the company of his family. Mircea was born in ...

Myosin VI is a distinctive actin‐based motor protein that moves in the reverse direction along actin filaments, a property that underpins its unique roles in cellular transport, anchorage and ...