Expansion Microscopy and Virtual Reality Illuminates New Ways to Prevent and Treat Disease (VIDEO)

Carnegie Mellon University

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A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to create a method that allows researchers to 'step inside' their biological data. By combining the technique, called expansion microscopy, with virtual reality (VR), scientists will be able to enlarge, explore and analyze cell structures far beyond the capabilities of traditional light microscopy.

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Carnegie Mellon University/Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason

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