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What's next for 'just having a look'?

Nature Cell Biology volume 11, pages S25–S26 (2009)Cite this article

With spectacular advances in the application of microscopy in the life sciences, one cannot help but wonder if it is time to catch our breath, take stock and see what all this new technology can do. Direct visualization of physiology in the context of crucial transitions such as the cell cycle, gastrulation or organogenesis is becoming routine and the tools we now have provide huge potential for discovery. However, as the Milestones make abundantly clear, innovation is continuing and is likely to accelerate. The next advances are already on the horizon, and it is worth anticipating the biological questions and insights that will be approachable. Here I describe some future directions that will become routine within the next few years.

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Swedlow, J. What's next for 'just having a look'?. Nat Cell Biol 11 (Suppl 1), S25–S26 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1937

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