Uncovering a hidden mechanism in Met receptor activation

Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, ...
News-Medical.Net

Discovery lays foundation for understanding how the cell senses membrane injuries

When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...
BioTechniques

How do flu viruses infect cells? New microscopy method captures complex ‘dance’

How flu viruses enter cells has been directly observed thanks to a new microscopy technique with the potential to revolutionize research on membrane biology, virus–host interactions and drug discovery ...
Mississippi State University

MSU faculty members secure grant for region’s first advanced scanning electron microscope

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies soon will be home to a scanning electron microscope so advanced that it will be the first of its kind in the ...
Frontiers

Interactions between membrane-bound streptococcal alpha-enolase and human plasminogen captured through cryogenic-electron microscopy

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and W. M. Keck Center for Transgene Research, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States Certain invasive strains of the Gram-positive bacterium ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Tang, C.Y. and Yang, Z. (2017) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). In: Hilal, N., et al., Eds., Membrane Characterization, Elsevier, 145-159.

ABSTRACT: The environmental concerns about microplastics are growing among scientists, policymakers, and the public. Plastic particles smaller than 5 mm are known as microplastics, and they come from ...
New Scientist

Is there such a thing as a 'vegetative electron microscope'? Doubtful

Science is one of the most fruitful sources of new terminology. There’s nothing like a surfeit of terms like “mitochondrial synthesis” and “quantum fluctuations” to make your writing sound ...
AZoOptics

Laser-Plasma Electron Beams for Compact Accelerators

In a study published in Nature, a DESY team significantly enhanced the parameters of a laser-plasma accelerated electron beam, opening up new areas of use. Energy compression of a laser-plasma ...
Michigan Technological University

MTU Lab Demonstrates Cutting-edge Equipment with Microscopic Snowflake Images

A unique laboratory at Michigan Tech captured microscopic photography of snowflakes in a demonstration of the lab's high-powered scanning electron microscope. The Applied Chemical and Morphological ...
Business Wire

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches the Krios 5 Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Boosting Productivity and Performance With Enhanced Automation

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has introduced the Thermo Scientific™ Krios™ 5 Cryo-TEM. This next-generation, atomic-resolution ...
C&EN

Imaging of Hydrated and Living Cells in Transmission Electron Microscope: Summary, Challenges, and Perspectives

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