Stress fibers: what are they and why are they important? Stress fibers form the architecture of the cell. They are made of bundles of filaments composed from two strands of actin that are bound together by cross-linking proteins (see Figure 1). Their alignment,...
Nanolive will be hosting a new webinar with the title Phototoxicity: The evil within on the 29th of October 2019. You can subscribe here. The webinar will focus on presenting a recent study realized in collaboration with Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne...
Call to all microscopists! Nanolive has had a number of scientific discussions recently on whether fluorescence based live cell imaging observations on cell/organelle dynamics and morphology can lead to incorrect conclusions if phototoxicity is not controlled for....
DO YOU CONTROL FOR PHOTOTOXICITY? A major problem with label-based imaging techniques is phototoxicity. Phototoxicity leads to cell death, or (more dangerously as its harder to control), influences cell morphology and dynamics. While acknowledged, this issue...
