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Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by , on 8 March 2024

In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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See more with HCR spectral imaging

Posted by , on 6 March 2024

In a new paper published in Development, Samuel Schulte, Niles Pierce and colleagues present a new workflow for HCR spectral imaging with linear unmixing, for simultaneous imaging of ten RNA and/or protein targets in both whole-mount zebrafish embryos and mouse brain sections.
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Featured image with Thibault Dhellemmes and Jérémie Teillon

Posted by , on 1 March 2024

Our featured image shows the full morphology of Relaxin-3 neurons in an entire adult mouse brain. To observe the full depth of this brain, it was made transparent by applying an optical clearing technique called Adipoclear. The sample was observed on an Ultramicroscope II light sheet microscope and is a maximum intensity projection over the
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 23 February 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any preprints that are on your reading list.
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New FocalPlane features... webinar series

Posted by , on 22 February 2024

We are excited to announce a new series of FocalPlane features… webinars. Our first webinar, on 7 March at 15:00 GMT (10:00 PET) focusses on outreach projects using microscopy, with talks from Paola Moreno-Roman, Alexander Strachan and Martin Jones.
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Recent events by FocalPlane

Microscopy Characterization of Soft-Hard Interfaces

Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2026

Early registration deadline: 1st June 2026

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: 29 September 2026 — 1 October 2026

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Materials Science and Engineering congress - Microscopy Characterization of Soft-Hard Interfaces symposium

Abstract submission deadline: 31st January 2026

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Date: 29 September 2026 — 1 October 2026

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Microscopy: multi-dimensional imaging and analysis

Location: London, UK

Date: 14 September 2026 — 18 September 2026

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