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Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 12 August 2025

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.

Featured image with Krystyna Gieniec

Posted by FocalPlane, on 1 August 2025

Our featured image, 'Unexpected guests' acquired by Krystyna Gieniec, is a 2D culture of mouse mammary fibroblasts stained for Acta2 (magenta) and Vimentin (gold), with some contaminating epithelial cells stained for pan-Cytokeratin (cyan). The image was acquired using a Leica Stellaris 8 confocal microscope.

Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 25 July 2025

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

Featured image with Maik Bischoff

Posted by FocalPlane, on 18 July 2025

Our featured image, acquired by Maik Bischoff, captures a portion of the testis from the fruit fly Drosophila hydei. Like all insect testes, it is enveloped by a muscle layer. F-actin was stained using phalloidin, making the muscle fibers visible, while DAPI staining revealed the multiple nuclei within each syncytial myotube. An antibody against Drosophila