High-resolution look inside living cells now possible without fluorescence
A microscope developed at Stanford can reveal the interaction of nanostructures inside living cells at the highest resolution yet, about 120 nanometers, without the use of fluorescent labels. The technology could lead to a host of new advances in the life sciences.
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Biologist and environmentalist Paul Ehrlich has died
The longtime Stanford professor, a giant in his field of evolutionary and population biology, also led the effort to establish Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
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Political scientist David Abernethy has died
An expert in African studies, he was also a leader in faculty governance.
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New book explores the tension that can exist between people of different identities—and how to overcome it
In Churn, social psychologist Claude Steele examines the challenge of diversity and offers a new approach to making it work.
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