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3D Microscopes: To boldly go...

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New technology provides an unprecedented view of cells

April 19, 2018 Research

Adapting a technique used by astronomers to study distant stars, researchers develop a microscope capable of capturing 3-D images and videos of cells inside living organisms in unprecedented detail.

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