To observe living cells through a microscope, a sample is usually squeezed onto a glass slide. It then lies there calmly and the cells are observable. The disadvantage is that this limits how the ...

Non-invasive microscopic techniques such as optical coherence microscopy and two-photon microscopy are commonly used for in vivo imaging of living tissues. When light passes through turbid materials ...

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Each year, about 225,000 people in the country are diagnosed. Doctors classify lung cancer into types depending on the way cancer ...

For the past seven years, researchers around the world have been carefully mapping all the types, genes and proteins of every cell in the human body. Called the Human Cell Atlas, the project aims to ...

Histopathology is a medical practice in which doctors view tissues under a microscope to identify potential changes. A histopathologist can view potentially cancerous or atypical tissues and aid other ...