Microscope Captures 3D Movies of Living Cells

Zothecula writes "In some cases, looking at a living cell under a microscope can cause it damage or worse, can kill it. Now, a new kind of microscope has been invented by researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that is able to non-invasively take a three dimensional look inside living cells with stunning results. The device uses a thin sheet of light like that used to scan supermarket bar codes and could help biologists to achieve their goal of understanding the rules that govern molecular processes within a cell."

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Re:It's called a "Laser"

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Yurp. And bar-code scanners don't use a "thin sheet" they use a thin beam that scans back and forth rapidly. It just looks like a thin sheet. To virgins.