News digest

Here is a selection of interesting news, publications and discussions related to microscopy that happened in the last two weeks.

Thank you to our ‘FocalPlane reporters’ Martin Jones and Parash Prasad who helped us create this list.

Twitter

Microscopes and imaging tools:

• Reporting and reproducibility in microscopy: https://twitter.com/rita_strack/…

• Microscope control via napari: https://twitter.com/DougPShepherd/…

• Next Generation File Formats for a new strategy in bioimage data storage and access with OME-NGFF: https://twitter.com/openmicroscopy/…

Bioimage analysis:

• A new open-source Spatial Transcriptomics Imaging Project https://twitter.com/preibischs/…

• Guide to making your code citable: https://twitter.com/haesleinhuepf/…

• Video tutorial for connecting ZeroCostDL4Mic to a local runtime: https://twitter.com/guijacquemet/…

News and interesting reads:

• New preprint on mechanosensing and cell cycle https://twitter.com/GloerichLab/…

• Back-to-back papers on kinetochore nanostructure https://twitter.com/UEndesfelder/…

• Explainable AI to learn models of complex cell behaviour: https://twitter.com/quantumjot/…

• “What is the structure of our infrastructure? A Review of UK Light Microscopy Facilities”  https://twitter.com/BioImagingUK/…

• Feedback needed on the updated RMS Dictionary of Light Microscopy https://twitter.com/DrJoelleG/…

• Gift ideas for microscopists https://twitter.com/drlornayoung/…

• Elisabeth Bik won the 2021 John Maddox prize for her tireless work in image forensics and research integrity https://twitter.com/MarkHahnel/…

Funding and projects

• EMBL Imaging Centre launches first open call for users https://twitter.com/embl/…

• There’s still time to apply for Euro-BioImaging Access Fund https://twitter.com/EuroBioImaging/…

• Applications are open for the 5th cohort of Open Life Science’s training and mentoring programme, deadline 15th Jan 2022: https://twitter.com/openlifesci/status/1468239339041832967?s=20

Scientists at work

• New posters for microscopy cores https://twitter.com/ZachMarin__/… https://twitter.com/ZachMarin__/…

• Using vintage Triton X for permeabilisation https://twitter.com/cmci_/…

Movie time

• Migrosomes! https://twitter.com/dopaminator/…

• Disappearing Vorticella https://twitter.com/OptoManishK/…

• Mitotic peer pressure https://twitter.com/TyskaLabActual/…

Microforum

• Laser damage of TIRF objectives https://forum.microlist.org/t/tirf-and-laser-damage-to-the-objective/1621

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