In November 2020 Nanolive attended the Spanish & Portuguese Advanced Optical Microscopy (SPAOM) meeting, held remotely from Valencia in Spain. The objective of this annual congress is to keep new researchers in the Iberian Peninsula at the forefront of optical...
What is the function and structure of the ovaries? The ovaries are a vital component of the female reproductive system, playing key roles in hormone production, egg storage, and ovulation. The cells that help perform organ-specific functions such as these, belong to a...
April and May have been busy months for our clients with 11 new scientific publications since our last update featuring Nanolive live cell imaging. Most articles were either immuno-oncology & oncology or microbiology & biofilm-related, but there was a sprinkle...
What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) and how does it work? Paclitaxel, perhaps better known by its brand name Taxol, has long been used as a chemotherapy drug and has been used to treat numerous types of cancer [1]. It is a cytoskeletal drug, which binds to a specific site on...
What is the role of macrophages in the immune response? Macrophages are a type of white blood cell present in our innate immune system. They are specialized effector cells that detect and destroy harmful pathogens (e.g., bacteria or viruses), as well as diseased and...
