The M25 microscope, which can operate in fluorescence and transmitted light modes, can be used to watch the swimming of entire C. elegans worms, a model organism used to study development, ...

The soil roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has just 959 cells and a body that is mostly gut and reproductive organs. Yet its reproduction is similar enough to ours that scientists like Francis McNally ...

Vinegar eel "flash mob" caught under the microscope! Researchers were stunned when they measured the force of the roiling ...

Smartphones aren't simply an amazing convenience. In Africa they can be used to make a lifesaving diagnosis. In fact, scientists are hoping to use a souped-up smartphone microscope to help them ...

Composite image showing fluorescent-tagged nuclei in every cell of five different C. elegans captured in the Advanced Light Microscopy Unit at the CRG. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...