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Originally published by Christoph Schwaiger at livescience.com on July 1, 2025 Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in human cells.   The green and orange structures in this image are hemifusomes, newly discovered organelles that may represent a previously unrecognized pathway for recycling in human cells. (Image credit: Courtesy UVA Health) A new organelle has been discovered in human cells — and scientists call it a " hemifusome ." Like the full-size organs in our bodies, the organelles within cells are specialized structures that carry out specific functions . While observing filaments that maintain the shape of cells, Seham Ebrahim , an assistant professor at the University of Virginia , and her team noticed a new structure that was consistently appearing in the 3D images they were making . Read more 

     Originally published by Deborah Acheampong, Simon Fraser University, on December 11, 2023 MCS-DETECT captures MERC changes induced by RRBP1 knockdown. In 2014, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrated the breakthroughs in super-resolution microscopy , a technology that allows us to capture highly detailed images of small parts of cells using fluorescent microscopy. Despite its success, the resolution of super-resolution microscopy still can't show tiny distances between organelles in cells.organelles This gap is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Biomedical Computer Vision intersect , as researchers from SFU Computing Science and UBC School of Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences Institute reveal how AI enhances super-resolution microscopy capabilities and contributes to cellular biology advancements. Their mission is clear: to overcome the limitations of hardware (super-resolution microscopy) through innovative algorithms (AI) . Their lates...