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In this Tools of the Trade article, Venkova and Popard (Piel lab) discuss recent updates to the fluorescence exclusion method that now enable simultaneous measurement of cellular and nuclear size as well as investigation of small prokaryotic cells.
In this Tools of the Trade article, Isomursu (Ivaska lab) describes a new method for dynamic micropatterning, which enables investigation of cell adhesion and migration on substrates that mimic different extracellular matrix environments.
In this Tools of the Trade article, Hugo Damstra and Josiah Passmore (Kapitein Lab) describe GelMap, which introduces a fluorescent reference grid into the workflow of expansion microscopy experiments, thus enabling a visual readout of sample deformation.
In this Tools of the Trade article, Khalid Ibrahim (Radenovic and Lashuel labs) describes a tool for the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven detection of cellular aggregates that bypasses the need for fluorescent labelling.
In this Tools of the Trade article, Lei Yuan (from the Cai lab) highlights a new culture system that allows in vitro reconstitution of a dynamic miniature mammary gland.
In this Tools of the Trade article, Yohan Lee (Stachowiak lab) describes a method to generate free-standing planar lipid membranes for the study of membrane-associated protein phase separation.