Mantis shrimps see circularly polarized light
Polarized vision is common in the animal kingdom; however, most organisms that are sensitive to...
Red fluorescent protein derived from Aequorea victoria GFP
Despite what some say, it’s easy being green. Red, on the other hand, can be difficult. At least,...
Video microscopy reveals that bacteria swim to food
with surprising speed
Because phytoplankton use carbon dioxide in photosynthesis, scientists and engineers have thought...
Three-dimensional microscopy reveals unusual cells
Although Fuji apples generally have good storage properties, they tend to turn brown inside when in...
Diagnosing disease with spectral imaging
Spectral imaging holds promise for a range of diagnostic applications. It could be used to...
Early disease detection through quantum dots
Detecting diseases such as cancer in their initial stages can mean the difference between life and...
Mass spectrometry technique may aid drug discovery
Nonribosomal peptides and similar natural products have an unparalleled track record in...
MRI techniques capture dopamine neurons in brain stem
Commonly used functional MRI protocols are not suitable for directly measuring blood oxygen...
Micro-LEDs show promise for biology
As LEDs of varying shapes and sizes find their way into myriad applications, researchers are...
Biophotonics News
The University of Nottingham in the UK has launched the Institute of Biophysics, Imaging and...
Carl Zeiss Opens Singapore Imaging Center
Carl Zeiss AG of Oberkochen, Germany, has opened Carl Zeiss Advanced Imaging Centre Singapore,...
QuantRx Biomed Begins Blood Imaging Trials
QuantRx Biomedical Corp. of Doylestown, Pa., has announced that Phase 1 trials have begun for the...
BioPharmica Ltd. signs agreement with Swinburne University of Technology
BioPharmica Ltd. of North Perth has signed a collaboration agreement with Swinburne University of...
Diachemix, BioTek Instruments in Distribution Pact
Agricultural diagnostics company Diachemix LLC of Milwaukee and BioTek Instruments Inc. of...
Berthold Tech Wins Cisbio Certification
Berthold Technologies of Bad Wildbad, Germany, a provider of analytical instruments for the...
Ophthalmaic Imaging, MediVisION Medical Merge
Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS) of Sacramento, Calif., a digital imaging company, has signed a...
Siemens Healthcare to Market Carestream System
Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, Pa., has signed an agreement that will enable it to market a...
Beijing Genomics, Pentabase Boost Collaboration
Beijing Genomics Institute has increased its collaboration with PentaBase of Soendersoe, Denmark, a...
MaiQTech, Spawns MagiQ Research Labs
MagiQ Technologies Inc. of New York, a quantum information processing company, has created a...
Nottingham U Launches Bio, Imaging Institute
The University of Nottingham in the UK has launched the Institute of Biophysics, Imaging and...
Invitrogen Named Distributor for MitoSciences
Invitrogen Corp. of Carlsbad, Calif., a provider of life sciences technologies for research,...