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Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by FocalPlane, on 21 February 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.

Bringing the past into the future with JCS and FocalPlane

Posted by Helen Zenner, on 19 February 2025

As The Company of Biologists celebrates its 100-year anniversary, Saanjbati Adhikari and Seema Grewal look back over the history and evolution of Journal of Cell Science – from its early days as the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (QJMS) to the publication we are familiar with today. You can read about the past, present and

Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 7 February 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!

How Do +TIPs Control Microtubule Dynamics Through Phase Separation?

Posted by Neelabh Datta, on 31 January 2025

What do you believe drives the precise regulation of microtubule dynamics in eukaryotic cells, allowing them to efficiently divide, move, and communicate? Well, at the heart of this process lies a diverse group of proteins known as microtubule plus-end tracking proteins (+TIPs), which assemble into highly regulated networks at the growing ends of microtubules. These

An interview with Lina El Hajji

Posted by FocalPlane, on 9 January 2025

Lina was one of the three-minute talk presenters at our science communication event, SciCommConnect. At the event, which we co-hosted with the Node and preLights, we were treated to fantastic talks on a range of topics. Lina has kindly allowed us to share her presentation and we caught up with Lina to learn more about

Meeting report: Biomolecular Horizons 2024

Posted by Greg Redpath, on 6 January 2025

In September 2024 I attended the Biomolecular Horizons conference in Melbourne, Australia. This was a large conference with 9 concurrent sessions over 4 days. There was a lot of great biology presented from around the world, but in my meeting report I wanted to highlight something unique about the conference: the Indigenous Perspectives in Biomolecular

Become a FocalPlane correspondent

Posted by FocalPlane, on 17 December 2024

Are you enthusiastic about science communication and looking for a chance to broaden your writing experience alongside your research activities? FocalPlane, our community site for microscopists, is looking to appoint three scientists as correspondents who will play a key role in developing and writing content over the coming year.

Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by FocalPlane, on 13 December 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 recent preprints that are on your reading list!

Microscopy preprints - bioimage analysis

Posted by FocalPlane, on 29 November 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.

Bioimage Analysis: A Call for Standards and Community Accountability

Posted by Haydee Hernández, on 20 November 2024

Achieving true reproducibility in bioimage analysis is a milestone that may seem far away, but it is a goal to which we must aspire. The current reality is that many published papers lack the necessary documentation, and full disclosure of the steps they followed to obtain results, necessary to reproduce their methodologies accurately. This gap

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Microscopy-related articles from our journals

HCR spectral imaging: 10-plex, quantitative, high-resolution RNA and protein imaging in highly autofluorescent samples Development 2024 151: dev202307
filoVision – using deep learning and tip markers to automate filopodia analysis J Cell Sci 2024 137: jcs261274
C omputational tools for quantifying actin filament numbers, lengths, and bundling Biology Open 2024 13: bio.060267

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