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Here’s another microscopy blog we enjoy:
Here’s a great collection of Fluorescence Spectra Viewers:
http://searchlight.semrock.com
http://www.chroma.com/spectra-viewer
http://www.bdbiosciences.com/research/multicolor/spectrum_viewer/index.jsp
http://www.lifetechnologies.com/us/en/home/life-science/cell-analysis/labeling-chemistry/fluorescence-spectraviewer.html
http://www.biolegend.com/spectraanalyzer
http://www.ebioscience.com/resources/fluorplan-spectra-viewer.htm
And yes, you can get an App for that too:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fluorescence-spectraviewer/id421031826?mt=8
If you have any questions about how to use these to optimize your fluorescence probe and filter selections, CONTACT US
Here are some outstanding general didactic resources for microscopists of all levels:
http://www.olympusmicro.com
http://www.microscopyu.com
(Some similar content on both sites.)
If you really want to learn about microscopy from both practical and theoretical standpoints, well . . . first, we hope you’ll keep following this Blog, and feel free to EMAIL US with any questions you might have, or any topics you would like to see us cover in this Blog!
Second, you can attend one or many of these excellent Microscopy Courses, where anyone, beginner or expert, is bound to learn new things:
http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/resources/courses.html
http://www.mdibl.org/courses/Quantitative_Fluorescence_Microscopy/159/
http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/taking-courses/ibiology-microscopy-course.html
http://www.jove.com (All kinds of video illustrated methods, many in Microscopy and Imaging techniques)
When reading the scientific literature, it can be difficult to actually “figure out how to do things” solely from the Methods given in the paper. Fortunately, in scientific publishing, there is a growing trend toward more “practical” or “hands on” guides that provide greater detail on how to perform various kinds of experiments, including methods in Microscopy and Imaging. For example:
Mitochondrial membrane potential probes and the proton gradient: a practical usage guide (direct link to article)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21486251 (same article, Pubmed link)