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Open microscopy in the life sciences : quo vadis?
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Hohlbein, Johannes, Diederich, Benedict, Marsikova, Barbora, Reynaud, Emmanuel G., Holden, Séamus, Jahr, Wiebke, Haase, Robert and Prakash, Kirti (2022) Open microscopy in the life sciences : quo vadis? Nature Methods, 19 . pp. 1020-1025. doi:10.1038/s41592-022-01602-3
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-022-01602-3
Abstract
Light microscopy enables researchers to observe cellular mechanisms with high spatial and temporal resolution. However, the increasing complexity of current imaging technologies, coupled with financial constraints of potential users, hampers the general accessibility and potential reach of cutting-edge microscopy. Open microscopy can address this issue by making well-designed and well-documented hardware and software solutions openly available to a broad audience. In this Comment, we provide a definition of open microscopy and present recent projects in the field. We discuss current and future challenges of open microscopy and their implications for funders, policymakers, researchers and scientists. We believe that open microscopy requires a holistic approach. Sample preparation, designing and building of hardware components, writing software, data acquisition and data interpretation must go hand in hand to enable interdisciplinary and reproducible science to the benefit of society.
Item Type: | Journal Item | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Microscopy, Open source software, Image processing -- Methods | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Nature Methods | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1548-7091 | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | September 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Volume: | 19 | ||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1020-1025 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1038/s41592-022-01602-3 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 13 June 2022 | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 12 September 2022 | ||||||||||||
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