Apr. 23, 2012

Olympus SCALEVIEW 25x Objective Lens: Looking Deeper Into Biological Samples

The Olympus XLSLPLN25XSVMP SCALEVIEW 25x objective lens has an 8 mm working distance, enabling the deep imaging of tissues, without the need for potentially damaging micro-dissections. moreMay. 30, 2011

Restless Receptors - Dynamic Organization of Synapses

Synapses are the switch-points in our brain for information transmission, learning and memory. And there is evidence to suggest that changes and malfunctions in synapses are partly responsible for a number of neurological and psychological disorders. Neuroscientists already know a lot about how signals are transmitted from neuron to neuron. Yet many synaptic processes are still not fully understood. Dr. moreFeb. 22, 2010

Perspectives of Superresolution in Neurobiology

Fully understanding the functionality and the complexity of the human central nervous system remains as one of the major open questions in modern science. The Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a widely used and acknowledged model for the analysis of synapse structure and assembly. When considering the size of a Drosophila NMJ synapse of about 500 nm in diameter it appears logical that in order to visualize its spatial architecture the resolution of image acquisition methods needs to be accordingly high. more