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Lothar Schermelleh Super-resolution microscopes showcase the inner lives of cells Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells in human tissues, and observe “animalcules” — bacteria and protists — in the water of […]

The Frozen Research Dilemma Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s groundbreaking research is currently on hold, with critical blood samples stored in liquid nitrogen freezers at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health. These samples, collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two decades, are essential to his work on multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases. […]