New imaging tools help cancer researchers see inside living cells

A new study co-led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher describes a breakthrough in microscopy tools that could dramatically expand how cancer biology labs study the inner workings of living cells. The research, published in Nature Methods, introduces a series of fluorescent dyes that make it much easier to take ultra‑detailed images of living cells. These tools allow scientists to watch important cancer‑related processes as they happen, instead of relying only on still images of fixed cells.