Figure 1: In vitro characterization of the crowding sensor. In conclusion, we report a FRET-based sensor for macromolecular crowding that functions in bacterial and mammalian cells. We envision ...

Carbon monoxide can be a toxic gas, but it’s also an important messenger inside cells, possibly playing a role in signaling involved in inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Increasing CO levels ...

Tagging nonfluorescent molecules in live biological cells with fluorescent proteins has allowed researchers to visualize the hustle and bustle taking place in these membrane-bound metropolises and was ...

Striking the Right Balance between Signal Strength and Long-Term Cell Health A key challenge with live-cell fluorescence imaging is the ability to visualize weak fluorescent signals over background ...

A fluorescent dye can be used to map how viscous, or 'gloopy', different parts of a cell are, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Changes in viscosity ...

Viscosity is a key property of fluids, influencing diffusion, mobility and quite a few other features. There are many methods for measuring macroscopic viscosity, but determining microscopic viscosity ...

HAMAMATSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (TOKYO:6965) has developed a novel 3D fluorescence scanning method called “Zyncscan™” that performs x-z plane scans using a light-sheet for ...

Researchers have developed a fluorescent sensor that may be useful for understanding how cells recognize themselves versus other cells when making connections in the brain. Specifically, their sensor ...

Diamond nanoparticles containing nitrogen-vacancy centers can now monitor cellular metabolism in real time, targeting specific organelles while tracking particle movement inside living cells.

A team from the University of Bath has pioneered the first fully combined framework for imaging both matrix viscosity and membrane fluidity using fluorescent molecular rotors (FMR) combined with ...

Osaka, Japan – When brain cells, or neurons, are putting out processes to connect with other neurons, how do they tell the difference between their own processes and those of other neurons? One ...