In Ed Boyden’s laboratory, new students and postdocs are issued with the essential kit of their trade: micropipettes, a notebook, a computer — and a flashlight. From bicycle beacons to camping lamps, ...

The enhanced resolving power of super-resolution microscope technology enables the imaging and quantitative analysis of cellular dynamics and nanostructures that were previously inaccessible.

Cells are tiny, so we use microscopes to see their details. A slide is a thin piece of glass used to hold objects which are examined under a microscope. Peel a thin layer of cells from an onion. Place ...