Exploring electron microscopy and AI as key players for identifying pollen grains

Have you ever seen a hibiscus flower? Although its petals have a range of colors, what makes the trumpet-shaped flower more ...
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Smithsonian Digitizes Pollen From 18,000 Plant Species

A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than18,000 plant species from the tropics. These images are being used to train a ...
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Imaging biology at near-physiological conditions with cryogenic microscopy

Cryogenic microscopy at Diamond Light Source enables high-resolution, correlative imaging of cells under near-physiological ...
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Smithsonian Digitizes Pollen From 18,000 Plant Species for Paleontology Research, Allergy Medicine and More

Pollen from 18,000 tropical plants was digitized in Panama. The images will be used to train a machine-learning model to identify pollen grains, as part of the PollenGEO project Elisabeth King A team ...
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Fig. 2: Light microscope image of pollen extracted from the fossilised flower Tilia magnasepala (Fig. 1). (IMAGE)

Credit must be given to the creator. Fig. 4: The newly discovered fossil bumblebee Bombus (Kronobombus) messegus. Fig. 5: Fluorescent fossil pollen on the body of the fossil bumble bee Bombus ...
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Tracing the technological advancements in light-sheet microscopy

Light microscopy is a cornerstone in life sciences technology, having experienced considerable diversification since its inception. This development becomes visible when considering the distinctive ...