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FocalPlane is a community site for anyone who uses microscopy in their research. It is a place where you can interact with a global community of imaging scientists, engineers, chemists, and bioimage analysts.
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Microscopy preprints – applications in biology
Posted by FocalPlane, on 23 January 2026

Imaris – 3D image visualization and analysis course report
Posted by Quentin LEBEL, on 23 January 2026
I attended a training session at the Bordeaux Faculty to learn how to use IMARIS, a software designed for viewing, measuring, and analyzing 3D microscopy images. The training, organized by the Bordeaux Imaging Center (BIC), was structured to first provide an overview of the software’s broad capabilities and then dig into more specific applications tailoredMy participation at the GloBIAS Conference 2025 in Kobe Japan
Posted by Beatriz Serrano-Solano, on 22 January 2026

Imaging spotlight: visualising synaptic vesicle fusion by cryo-ET
Posted by FocalPlane, on 21 January 2026

Imaging spotlight: U-ExM atlas of microbial eukaryotes
Posted by FocalPlane, on 20 January 2026

Cytoneme Imaging Tips and Tricks
Posted by Christina Daly, on 19 January 2026

Imaging spotlight: Initiation of chromosome congression deconstructed by multi-scale live lattice light-sheet and super-resolution microscopy
Posted by Kruno Vukušić, on 16 January 2026


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Image credits
Neuromuscular junctions – Rebecca Simkins
Mitochondria and microtubules – Till Stephan
Mammary gland organoid – Oona Paavolainen
Dopaminergic neuron – Nick Gatford
CLEM HeLa cell – Marie-Charlotte Domart, Chris Peddie
Microscopy-related articles from our journals
- Toggle-Untoggle – a cell segmentation tool with an interactive user verification interface J Cell Sci 2025 138: jcs264154
- The ratio of Wnt signaling activity to Sox2 transcription factor levels predicts neuromesodermal fate potential Development 2025 152: dev204661
- The short isoform of Tango1 is dispensable for zebrafish survival but is required for skeletal patterning and integrity Biology Open 2025 14: bio062117
Microscopy-related preprint highlights

- When geometry isn’t enough, actin helps plant cells decide where to divide, ensuring robust tissue patterning
- Planar cell polarity protein, Vangl2, goes out of its way to shape the heart through a planar polarity-independent mechanism.
- HAK-actin, U-ExM-compatible probe to image the actin cytoskeleton
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