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Imaging spotlight: FidlTrack

Posted by , on 10 August 2026

In this Imaging spotlight, we hear from Pierre Parutto and Edward Avezov about FidlTrack, a method for benchmarking and optimising single particle tracking.
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 7 August 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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Imaging spotlight: fluorogenic L-DNA probes

Posted by , on 6 August 2026

In this Imaging spotlight, we hear from Bas van Bommel and Helge Ewers about the fluorogenic L-DNA probes they used to optimise DNA-PAINT labelling for single molecule localisation microscopy.
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FocalPlane features… Laura Bacete and Sven Truckenbrodt

Posted by , on 5 August 2026

View the recordings from our second webinar on quantitative plant imaging. We heard from Laura Bacete, on ‘Brillouin Microscopy for Quantitative Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Mechanics Across Systems’ and Sven Truckenbrodt on ‘PlantEx: multicolour super-resolution imaging of plants with expansion microscopy’.
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Featured image with Saheli Roy

Posted by , on 3 August 2026

Our featured image, acquired by Saheli Roy, depicts a maximum intensity projection of a female Drosophila melanogaster‘s reproductive system – both ovaries, lateral and common oviducts, uterus and seminal receptacle (an organ for sperm storage that allows the female fly to control fertilization).  The ovaries are full of auto-fluorescent developing and mature eggs, because the
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Multiscale Mechanobiology

The meeting will feature all aspects of mechanobiology including cell behaviour, tissue development, regenerative medicine, cancer biology, and the development of advanced biomaterials.

Location: York, UK

Date: 7 September 2027 — 9 September 2027

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GRC: Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology

Decoding Plant Cell Biology Through Integrated Single Cell ‘Omics

Location: Portland, Maine, USA

Date: 8 August 2027 — 13 August 2027

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GRC: Cell Biology of Metals

Metal Regulation Across Biological Kingdoms in Physiology and Disease

Location: Portland, Maine, USA

Date: 1 August 2027 — 6 August 2027

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