Cell of the Month
Cell biology is renowned for the beautiful images it produces, so why not enter yours in the joint Nature Cell Biology / Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Cell of the Month competition? Winning images are judged on their wide visual appeal to all our readers in the fields of cellular and molecular biology. Enter now, and your image could join the winning images of previous months in our hall of fame!
Edinburgh Mouse Atlas Project
A digital atlas of mouse embryonic development. It contains "... a series of interactive three-dimensional computer models of mouse embryos at successive stages of development with defined anatomical domains linked to a stage-by-stage ontology of anatomical names."
NIH: ImageJ
Excellent free software for quantitative image analysis.
Open Microscopy Environment
"The Open Microscopy Project (OME) is an open source software project to develop a database-driven system for the quantitative analysis of biological images."
The Interactive Fly
Comprehensive and regularly updated database of genes, developmental pathways, images, movies and more.
WormAtlas WormAtlas aims to make the anatomy of Caenorhabditis elegans simple and accessible. The site has many useful features, including an illustrated handbook of worm anatomy and a description of staining and electron-microscopy methods. It is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health and is in close collaboration with WormBase.
WWW Virtual Library in Microscopy
This page of the WWW Virtual Library covers all aspects of light microscopy, electron microscopy and other forms of microscopy. It provides information on microscopy centres in various institutes, on equipment and protocols, and contains images galore.
Zygote
Scott Gilbert's online textbook of developmental cell biology; contains a plethora of beautiful images.
Heuser Lab
Beautiful images and movies of organelles from John Heuser's laboratory at Washington University in St Louis.
Jim Haseloff's laboratory
This web site provides an online guide to microscopy in Arabidopsis, and contains informative protocols for imaging, the use of green-fluorescent-protein enhancer traps, movies and three-dimensional reconstructions of cellular architecture and dynamics.
National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research
"The National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR) is a federally funded research facility specializing in the development of technologies for improving the understanding of biological structure and function relationships spanning the dimensional range from 5nm3 to 50µm3."
Roger Tsien's laboratory
Impressive images and movies from Roger Tsien's laboratory at the University of California, San Diego.
Sedat Lab at UCSF
Movies, research summaries and a useful list of links to other groups working on nuclear organization, chromosomes and microscopy.
The Boulder Laboratory for 3-D Electron Microscopy of Cells
The homepage of a US National Research Resource Center dedicated to the development of new technologies for specimen preparation and image analysis to study the three-dimensional structure of cells and tissues.
Applied Precision
"Applied Precision develops measurement and analysis tools for biotechnology, semiconductor, micropositioning and precision flow control."
Bio-Rad Cell Science Division
"The Information Centre for Laser Scanning Microscopy. Dedicated to enhancing cell analysis with innovative laser imaging and processing systems."
Bitplane AG
"For over 8 years, Bitplane has delivered high-level, automated imaging solutions to major imaging facilities around the world."
Carl Zeiss
"Enabling science and technology to go beyond what man can see."
Kodak: Health Imaging
"Kodak and health imaging have been an exciting combination for over a century. Today, the Health Imaging Group of Eastman Kodak Company provides industry-leading products for the capture, processing, viewing, printing and storing of images for diagnostic and non-diagnostic applications."
Leica Microsystems
Their mission is "...is to be the world's first-choice provider of innovative solutions to our customers' needs for vision, measurement, lithography and analysis of microstructures."
Molecular Probes
"Molecular Probes is committed to being the leading provider of novel fluorescent reagents and detection solutions that advance scientific and biomedical research world-wide."
Nikon — Microscopes
Microscope products from Nikon, as well as "Hot Microscopy News Events" and "Product Literature for Microscopes".
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences
"The Life & Analytical Sciences (LAS) division of PerkinElmer provides drug discovery, genetic screening and chemical analysis instrumentation, reagents and services for scientific research and clinical applications."
TGS, Visual Concepts
"Since 1986 TGS has acquired international fame in the field of 3D graphics and data visualization."
Universal Imaging Corporation
"Founded in 1983, Universal Imaging CorporationTM provides high quality, cost effective and fully supported software and integrated imaging systems for cell biology and industrial applications."
