Novel microscopy technique could open new windows into
protozoan behavior, microbial diseases and fertility
Researchers have developed a new way to observe and track
large numbers of rapidly moving objects under a microscope, capturing precise
motion paths in three dimensions.
Over the course of the study--reported online Sept. 17,
2012, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences--researchers
followed an unprecedented 24,000 rapidly moving cells over wide fields of view
and through large sample volumes, recording each cell's path for as long as 20
seconds.