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Imaging spotlight: VLab4Mic

Posted by , on 7 July 2026

In this preprint highlight, Damián Martínez, Bruno M. Saraiva, Mario Del Rosario, Ricardo Henriques introduce VLab4Mic, an open-source simulation platform that allows researchers to optimise microscopy experiments before performing them.
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Journal of Cell Science Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus

Posted by , on 6 July 2026

Journal of Cell Science’s special issue on the cell biology of the nucleus is now complete. In their Editorial, Megan King and Abby Buchwalter discuss the themes of the special issue, including the connections between the nucleus and cytoskeleton, nuclear mechanics, nuclear lipids, the nuclear pore complex and nuclear transport, the nuclear lamina, chromatin and
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Featured image with Joan Roncero Carol

Posted by , on 3 July 2026

Our featured image, acquired by Joan Roncero Carol, shows two mouse preimplantation blastocysts at E4.5 showing immunofluorescence staining against LAMP1 to visualize lysosomal distribution at this developmental stage, together with phalloidin staining to clearly outline cell membranes.
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Living Architectures

Posted by , on 30 June 2026

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Musée d’Orsay, the CytoMorpho laboratory was invited to create a performance based on a series of experiments conducted for the occasion. The images produced for this show were real. There were no digital simulations or generative artificial intelligence. They were series of true photographs taken with microscopes.
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 26 June 2026

Here is a curated selection of the latest preprints on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any recent preprints that are on your reading list!
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Open Microscopy Environment Community Meeting (OME2027)

Location: Zürich , Switzerland

Date: 1 June 2027 — 4 June 2027

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4th International Conference on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Abstract submission deadline: 20th April 2027

Early registration deadline: 30th August 2026

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: 24 May 2027 — 25 May 2027

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4th International Summit on Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (ISRAI2027) | Milan, Italy

Abstract submission deadline: 25th September 2026

Location: Milan, Italy

Date: 26 April 2027 — 27 April 2027

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