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Researchers Image Microtubule Assembly and Disassembly at Unprecedented Resolution

A pathway to the design of even more effective versions of the powerful anti-cancer drug Taxol has been opened with the most detailed look ever at the assembly and disassembly of microtubules, tiny fibers of tubulin protein that form the cytoskeletons of living cells and play a crucial role in mitosis.

23 May 2014

Daylight Solutions Delivers Spero Microscope to Dr. Rebekah Drezek’s Laboratory at Rice University

Daylight Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of molecular detection and imaging solutions in the mid-infrared, today announced delivery of the world’s first commercially available laser-based infrared microscopy platform.

From Daylight Solutions Inc. 21 May 2014

COPAN and MetaSystems Integrate Automatic Microscopy Slide Scanning System with WASPLab

COPAN and MetaSystems GmbH are pleased to announce they have signed a global and exclusive agreement for the integration of automatic microscopy slide scanning system, provided by MetaSystems, with WASPLab™. Thi...

20 May 2014

XEI Scientific Awarded US Patent for New TEM Stage Loader

XEI Scientific Inc, manufacturer of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, was awarded a US patent on May 6, 2014, for a device to load TEM sample holders into a vacuum chamber.

From XEI Scientific 20 May 2014

Novel Method to Watch Newly Forming AIDS Virus Particles Emerging from Infected Human Cells

University of Utah researchers devised a way to watch newly forming AIDS virus particles emerging or “budding” from infected human cells without interfering with the process.

19 May 2014

Invisible ‘Ultrasonic Hands’ Can Grip Microparticles

A team of researchers from the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Dundee has discovered for the first time that ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair of invisible ‘ultrasonic hands’ that can move tiny objects, such as cells, under a microscope.

15 May 2014

Second Stem Cell Symposium Focuses on Cancer Stem Cells

Healthy stem cells work to restore or repair the body’s tissues, but cancer stem cells have a more nefarious mission: to spawn malignant tumors. Cancer stem cells were discovered a decade ago, but their origins and identity remain largely unknown.

14 May 2014

DNA Packaging Motor Exerts Force and Torque on the DNA

Berkeley lab researchers find that viral packaging motor rotates DNA and adapts to changing conditions, information that could help future drug designs

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 14 May 2014

MEMS Nanoinjector Helps Avoid Cell Death When Introducing DNA into Cells

The ability to transfer a gene or DNA sequence from one animal into the genome of another plays a critical role in a wide range of medical research—including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes.

14 May 2014

nPoint Inc. Announce Release of Two New Piezo Stages

With a position noise of 0.4nm in X and Y axis and 0.2nm in the Z, both stages provide the accuracy necessary for today’s advanced applications. When paired with the LC.400 series DSP controllers, the system provides closed-loop capability via capacitive sensors.

From Motion Solutions 14 May 2014