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FocalPlane is a community site for anyone who uses microscopy in their research. It is a place where you can interact with a global community of imaging scientists, engineers, chemists, and bioimage analysts.

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Help shape the Node’s future by taking part in their survey

Posted by Joyce Yu, on 28 April 2025

The Node is turning 15 this year. If you’ve ever visited the Node to read, write and interact with the global developmental and stem cell biology community – thank you for your support! We would really appreciate any feedback you have about the Node, to make sure the community site is still relevant and useful

Featured image with Saurabh Chand Sagar

Posted by FocalPlane, on 25 April 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Saurabh Chand Sagar, presents a laser scanning confocal projection of the Malpighian tubules (MTs) from third instar wandering-stage (118 ± 2 hours post-eclosion) wild-type Drosophila melanogaster larvae. In the image, red denotes F-actin protein, green highlights Discs Large, a protein involved in maintenance of apicobasal polarity, and blue marks the

Microscopy preprints – bioimage analysis

Posted by FocalPlane, on 18 April 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.

FLIMposium – Wednesday 7th May – King’s College London

Posted by siân culley, on 15 April 2025

The FLIMposium is a one-day symposium dedicated to the latest advances in Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM). The event will take place on Wednesday, 7th of May, at the Science Gallery, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London. The symposium will feature keynote speakers and invited talks across three main themes: There will also be lightning talks and interactive breakout discussions

Microscopy Meets Medicine: Spirulina-Derived Nanoparticles Take Aim at Cancer

Posted by SANGRAM POLLEY, on 14 April 2025

This article from the International Journal of Nanomedicine presents a promising new biomimetic strategy that makes use of natural resources as an alternative in cancer therapy. The Researchers have created Spirulina-derived Nanoparticles (sNPs) using a solvent-free process and with the aid of centrifugation and sonication technique. The lysosomes sus-pended averaged an approximate size of 126nm,

Essay competition: Innovative ideas for the future of sustainable events

Posted by Teodora Andreea Rînciog, on 11 April 2025

The Company of Biologists is organising an essay competition entitled “Innovative Ideas for the Future of Sustainable Events”. Participants are invited to write an essay of maximum 1000 words to details how your idea will change the way we organise scientific events and will open the door to a new concept of organising events more

Featured image with Subhajit Karmakar

Posted by FocalPlane, on 11 April 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Subhajit Karmakar, depicts a dividing MDA-MB-231 cancer cell that has been stained to visualise the localisation of two key proteins: CK2, a highly oncogenic kinase, and an E3 ligase, a tumour suppressor.

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