Turning biological cells to stone
Sandia National Laboratories researchers Bryan Kaehr and Kristin Meyer analyze a silicized surface using optical microscopy and multiphoton fluorescence.
A new silica-based technique to transmute living cells into more permanent materials that defy decay and can endure high-powered probes is widening research opportunities for biologists who are developing cancer treatments, tracking stem cell evolution or even trying to understand how spiders vary the quality of the silk they spin.
Read more at bit.ly/2YDbz7j.
Photo by Randy Montoya.
Turning biological cells to stone
Sandia National Laboratories researchers Bryan Kaehr and Kristin Meyer analyze a silicized surface using optical microscopy and multiphoton fluorescence.
A new silica-based technique to transmute living cells into more permanent materials that defy decay and can endure high-powered probes is widening research opportunities for biologists who are developing cancer treatments, tracking stem cell evolution or even trying to understand how spiders vary the quality of the silk they spin.
Read more at bit.ly/2YDbz7j.
Photo by Randy Montoya.