Snapshot of life in 3D
New microscope technology helps see how living organisms function at the most fundamental level.
Published On 9 Mar 2011
The inner workings of cells have long been a mystery to researchers. Sensitive to light and hard to photograph, cells need to be frozen and killed to be seen up close.
But new 3D microscope technology promises to change all that. The new perspective could be useful in drug development and cancer research.
Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports from Ashburn, Virginia.
Source: Al Jazeera