Quantum computing algorithms: getting closer to critical problems in computational biology

L Marchetti, R Nifosì, PL Martelli… - Briefings in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The recent biotechnological progress has allowed life scientists and physicians to access an
unprecedented, massive amount of data at all levels (molecular, supramolecular, cellular …

Neurons on tape: Automated Tape Collecting Ultramicrotomy-mediated volume EM for targeting neuropathology

G Kislinger, C Niemann, L Rodriguez, H Jiang… - Methods in cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we review Automated Tape Collecting Ultramicrotomy (ATUM), which, among
other array tomography methods, substantially simplified large-scale volume electron …

Optimising complementary soft tissue synchrotron X-ray microtomography for reversibly-stained central nervous system samples

MC Strotton, AJ Bodey, K Wanelik, MC Darrow… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Synchrotron radiation microtomography (SRμCT) is a nominally non-destructive 3D imaging
technique which can visualise the internal structures of whole soft tissues. As a multi-stage …

Three-dimensional virtual histology of the cerebral cortex based on phase-contrast X-ray tomography

M Eckermann, F Van der Meer, P Cloetens… - Biomedical optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we optimize the setups and experimental parameters of X-ray phase-contrast
computed-tomography for the three-dimensional imaging of the cyto-and myeloarchitecture …

Dysregulated autophagy as a new aspect of the molecular pathogenesis of Krabbe disease

A Del Grosso, L Angella, I Tonazzini, A Moscardini… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Krabbe disease (KD) is a childhood leukodystrophy with no cure currently available. KD is
due to a deficiency of a lysosomal enzyme called galactosyl-ceramidase (GALC) and is …

High-resolution micro-CT for 3D infarct characterization and segmentation in mice stroke models

R Pinto, J Matula, M Gomez-Lazaro, M Sousa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Characterization of brain infarct lesions in rodent models of stroke is crucial to
assess stroke pathophysiology and therapy outcome. Until recently, the analysis of brain …

Performance evaluation of segmentation methods for assessing the lens of the frog Thoropa miliaris from synchrotron-based phase-contrast micro-CT images

K Paiva, AA de Moura Meneses, R Barcellos… - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose In the context of synchrotron microtomography using propagation-based phase-
contrast imaging (XSPCT), we evaluated the performance of semiautomatic and automatic …

Capturing metabolism-dependent solvent dynamics in the lumen of a trafficking lysosome

F Begarani, F D'Autilia, G Signore, A Del Grosso… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The eukaryotic cell compartmentalizes into spatially confined, membrane-enclosed,
intracellular structures (eg, organelles, endosomes, and vesicles). Here, peculiar …

Correlative multiscale microCT-SBF-SEM imaging of resin-embedded tissue

D Laundon, OL Katsamenis, J Thompson, P Goggin… - Methods in cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional biological microscopy presents a trade-off between spatial resolution
and field of view. Correlative approaches applying multiple imaging techniques to the same …

Microscopes, tools, probes, and protocols: A guide in the route of correlative microscopy for biomedical investigation

P Parlanti, V Cappello - Micron, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decades, the advancements of microscopes technology, together with the
development of new imaging approaches, are trying to address some biological questions …