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Twinkle, twinkle, little microbe
For the last month, I’ve been reading a number of news reports saying that Russia’s Phobos-Grunt...

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Is OCT Worth It?
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables ophthalmologists to view details of the structures of...
Close-Up on forensic microscopy
When it comes to the role of the microscope in forensics, Richard E. Bisbing is very...
Cosmetic laser procedures are a big hit
According to statistics released in May 2008 by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery...
Dissecting the rainbow
Spectroscopy may not be the longest-reigning example of the sciences we now group together as...

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Musculoskeletal imaging
Elsevier

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News and Features
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Nagasaki survivor wins Nobel Prize for GFP discovery
BioPhotonics has reported on many articles on green fluorescent protein, GFP, because the protein...
Germs check in, but they don’t check out
Small capsules that act like tiny roach motels catch and destroy even the most persistent and...
Stain-free and loving it: SRS microscopy in biomedical imaging
Watch one hour of TV, and you’re practically guaranteed to see at least one ad for the latest...
Portable CT benefits stroke patients
Stroke, as reported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), is the...
Caught on scans: Immune cells nab parasites
While observing immune cells detain parasitic intruders that were injected into the skin of animal...
Controlled time release of multiple drugs for combination therapy
Combination therapy using multiple drugs has proved effective in treating a variety of diseases,...
OCT market on track despite recession
A year ago, Greg Smolka predicted that the market for optical coherence tomography (OCT) would keep...
The Swedish Neuroscience Institute
The Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle has announced that its Center for Advanced Brain...
Turku Centre for Biotechnology
The Turku Centre for Biotechnology in Finland has been awarded “certified service provider” status...
Visage Imaging Inc.
In Carlsbad, Calif., Visage Imaging Inc., a subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems Inc., has been...
AbD Serotec
AbD Serotec of Martinsried, Germany, and e2v biosensors of Chelmsford, UK, have launched a research...
The Hastings Center
A collaboration between The Hastings Center of Garrison, N.Y., and the Centre for Biomedical Ethics...
IO Informatics Inc.
In Berkeley, Calif., IO Informatics Inc. has formed a working group to concentrate on methods for...
Invitrogen Corp.
Invitrogen Corp. of Carlsbad, Calif., and Applied Biosystems Inc. of Norwalk, Conn., have completed...
PerkinElmer Inc.
PerkinElmer Inc. of Waltham, Mass., has acquired Arnel Inc. of Parlin, N.J., a supplier of...

Post Scripts
Odd fish provides twist to the tale of evolution of eyes
When an optical engineer lays out components for a new design, she has more than just a good idea...