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Invitation to GBI Spotlight on Data Webinar

Posted by , on 21 May 2026

We are excited to announce the launch of a new webinar series together with GerBI: GBI’Spotlight on Data — focused on research data management and data practices for imaging scientists and core facilities worldwide.
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13th International PhD School on Plant Development

Posted by , on 20 May 2026

Registration is open for the 13th International PhD School on Plant Development A small, intimate school for PhD students and early-career postdocs in plant biology — featuring 11 sessions across key topics in plant development, world-class keynote speakers, and a symposium dinner in an old winery, all in the charming Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, September
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FocalPlane features... Thomas Ott and Simon Gilroy

Posted by , on 19 May 2026

In April, we hosted the first webinar in our new series Macro to micro: quantitative plant imaging organised by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna. We heard from Thomas Ott, who presented on behalf of Beatrice Lace, on ‘Multiplexing and Endogenous Fluorescence Discrimination Using FLIM in Plants’ and Simon Gilroy on ‘Do plants feel pain? How
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 15 May 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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BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants

Posted by , on 13 May 2026

Applications are open for BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants. These grants, of up to £3,000, are aimed at early-career researchers based in the Global South* wanting to attend international scientific meetings** relating to the broad areas of research covered by the journal.
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Imaging with... John Innes Centre Bioimaging

Posted by , on 13 May 2026

In our ‘Imaging with…’ blog post, we meet the team from John Innes Centre Bioimaging, Norwich, UK.
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Propose a new Workshop for 2028

Posted by , on 6 May 2026

Apply to organise a fully-funded Workshop with The Company of Biologists. Applications close on Friday 29 May 2026.
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Microscopy preprints: bioimage analysis

Posted by , on 1 May 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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Imaging spotlight: PLIN5 phosphorylation tunes mitochondria–lipid droplet coupling in the liver

Posted by , on 29 April 2026

In this paper highlight, we hear from Natalie Porat-Shliom, who discusses her recent paper on how PLIN5 phosphorylation regulates mitochondria–lipid droplet contacts in the liver.
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Featured image with Brittany Carr

Posted by , on 24 April 2026

Our featured image, acquired by Brittany Carr, shows the rod and cone photoreceptor outer segments from a tadpole retina. Photoreceptor outer segments are responsible for capturing photons of light and transducing them into chemical signals. Frog rods are large, so this image also shows the incisures, which are invaginations into the outer segment that gives
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