The microscope makers putting ever-larger biological samples under the spotlight

Microscopy has been a trade-off until now: the bigger the sample, the lower the resolution. But picking out cellular detail in mouse brains and more is becoming increasingly possible. Microscopy has been a trade-off until now: the bigger the sample, the lower the resolution. But picking out cellular detail in mouse brains and more is becoming increasingly possible.
Author(s): Jeffrey M. Perkel Author Affiliations: The microscope makers putting ever-larger biological samples under the spotlight Long-term functional imaging of an entire Drosophila embryo, captured using light-sheet microscopy. Credit: Raghav [...]