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Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

Scientists have created a new way to watch plants breathe—live and in high definition—while tracking exactly how much carbon ...

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...

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Imagine if our bodies could grow new organs throughout our entire lives. Plants do this constantly, thanks to tiny, powerful reservoirs of stem cells. But how do these cells know when to divide, and ...

Toyota Boshoku has opened its first "smart plant" in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, a $225 million investment. The new facility creates 157 jobs and utilizes advanced automation and robotics to produce ...

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SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), opens new tab broke ground on a 930 billion won ($654 million) hydrogen fuel cell production facility in South Korea on Thursday, as the automaker ...