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Researchers have refined an innovative method for measuring the activity level of microbes and linking that to their individual genetic code, providing new insights into the microbial communities that ...

The ability to measure the connectivity of each neuron in a neural circuit has established large maps of neuronal pathways—the connectome. But the extent to which those connectivity measurements alone ...

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible to visualize the ...

Calcium is a critical signaling molecule for most cells, and it is especially important for letting neurons in the brain communicate with each other. Unfortunately, researchers can only “see” neurons ...

Researchers have devised a way to multiply by more than ten-fold the accessible details of gene activity in individual cells. It's a big leap in the effort to understand cancer development, brain ...

A new sensor that allows neuroscientists to image brain activity without missing signals, for an extended time and deeper in the brain than previously possible. As you are reading these words, certain ...

What is NTVE?: A new process uses virus-like particles to export RNA from living cells, allowing gene activity analysis without cell destruction. Why it matters: The technique enables repeated ...

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning organism also requires precise instructions about when, where, and how ...

Iridium-based catalysts are widely used in green energy technologies, but existing methods to measure active sites on iridium catalysts are imprecise. New research from Northwestern Engineering’s ...

A team of scientists led by researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have developed an innovative method to link the genetics and function of individual microbes living without oxygen deep ...