MIT: Non-invasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

Scientists at MIT have developed a non-invasive method that uses lasers to image living cells.

Traditional electron microscopes cannot be used to study living cells because the sample needs to be thinly sliced and placed in a vacuum. MIT’s new method does not have this limitation and can also penetrate deeper into biological tissue. This could lead to a better understanding of cell biology and eventually allow more diseases to be treated.