Cell Biology Spotlights

A picture is worth 1,000 words, and this holds true for the plethora of information researchers can obtain from pictures of our cells. The constant processes occurring inside cells are critical for helping our bodies function properly, and their dysregulation can lead to various diseases. One of the goals of cell biology is to take pictures of the cells’ tiny inner workings to understand them better. In “Visualizing nuclear pore complex plasticity with pan-expansion microscopy”, Dr. Kimberly Morgan, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Drs. Patrick Lusk and Megan King (aka the “LusKing” lab) brings a novel level of detail to nuclear pore complexes by looking at them with pan-expansion microscopy.