News-Medical.Net August 2, 2024
Every plant, animal, and person is a rich microcosm of tiny, specialized cells. These cells are worlds unto themselves, each with their own unique parts and processes that elude the naked eye. Being able to see the inner workings of these microscopic building blocks at nanometer resolution without harming their delicate organelles has been a challenge, but scientists from different disciplines across the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have found an effective way to image a single cell using multiple techniques. The fascinating process to capture these images was published in Communications Biology.
Being able to understand the inner structures of cells, the way chemicals and proteins interact within them, and how those interactions signal certain biological...