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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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Registration is open for NeuroBioUK 2026

Posted by , on 29 June 2026

We are pleased to announce that registration for the fourth edition of NeuroBioUK is open! The symposium will take place at the National STEM Learning Centre in York on the 11th September, 2026. The early bird registration deadline is the 17th of July (£35) and late registration deadline is the 26th of August (£50).
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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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FocalPlane features... cell migration recordings with Juan Manuel Garcia Arcos, Yohalie Kalukula & Daniel J. Cohen

Posted by , on 18 June 2026

In June, we hosted the first webinar in our new series on emergent models and quantitative analysis of cell migration, hosted by Pablo J. Sáez and Valeria Venturini. We heard talks from Juan Manuel García-Arcos, Yohalie Kalukula and Daniel J. Cohen.
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Imaging spotlight: Cryo-ExM reveals the architecture of the human cytotoxic immunological synapse

Posted by , on 15 June 2026

In this behind the paper story, Benita Wolf and colleagues share their research using cryo-expansion microscopy (cryo-ExM) to map the architecture of the human cytotoxic immunological synapse.
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Microscopy preprints: bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 12 June 2026

Here is a curated selection of preprints published or updated recently. In this post we focus specifically on bioimage analysis and data management.
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FocalPlane x ELMI2026 image competition: vote for your favourite

Posted by , on 8 June 2026

Vote for your favourite image. Voting will finish on 18 June, the penultimate day of the ELMI2026 meeting. The winner will be announced on the final day of the conference.
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