Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which ...

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) can help scientists determine the three-dimensional structure of proteins in unprecedented detail. Jacques Dubochet, former group leader at EMBL, shared the 2017 ...

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Fifteen years ago, physicists worked out a method to increase image contrast by hitting the electron imaging beam with an ...

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In a landmark achievement in biological imaging, researchers at Biohub and the University of California, Berkeley today ...

Over the past two decades, correlative light and electron microscopies (CLEM), have become crucial for deciphering biological complexities across scales. A pivotal aspect of this workflow is the ...

Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley physicists' new technique offers detailed images of the small molecules and cell structures that ...

The video opens with Professor Alex Johnson speaking directly to the camera. A lower-third graphic appears with his name and title. It reads, "Alex Johnson Assistant Professor of Biochemistry." Scenes ...

The enzyme RNA polymerase (RNAP) carries out transcription, copying DNA into RNA. It's the first step in gene expression, and a process fundamental to all life. But the inner workings of this ...

In a landmark achievement in biological imaging, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Biohub today announced the successful demonstration of the laser phase plate, a novel device ...

A new microscope method reveals details that were difficult to see before, helping researchers study proteins, cells, and ...