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Super-resolution microscope to advance biomedical research at SFU

Peak Web January 28, 2019

Written by: Henry Tran, Coordinating News Editor After buying the right microscope, SFU scientists can now get a much closer look at what’s happening inside a live cell. In Fall 2018, scientists from SFU’s Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease (C2D2) gained access to a novel $750,000 super-resolution microscope, the Zeiss AiryScan. This system lets them visualize the complex processes that occur within living cells. C2D2 is a network of researchers at SFU who are performing cutting-edge biomedical research. Ever since the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to a group of researchers who invented the “super-resolution fluorescence microscopy,” super-resolution microscopes are becoming more…

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Relationships, tech, and the future of our oceans

EIC February 28, 2018

If your boyfriend has this type of face, you should be worried about him cheating The title may sound like it’s directly out of a tabloid or teen magazine, but these findings are backed by hard evidence, straight from the…

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