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Supercharging Microscope Resolution
Researchers have refined a micro-scope that allows them to image features far smaller than the diffraction limit of the light used and examine how a protein behaves inside a living cell.
Four superresolution images show a structural protein (MreB) inside live Caulobacter bacteria cells. The red cell shows a ring at the division plane, where MreB is helping the cell divide. The other images show helical structures of MreB, which help maintain cell shape.
Researchers have refined a micro-scope that allows them to image features far smaller than the diffraction limit of the light used and examine how a protein behaves inside a living cell.
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