Development of education movies demonstrating real-time biophysical phenomena by two photon laser microscopy

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I have engaged in development of education movies demonstrating real-time biophysical phenomena in vivo and in vitro by two photon laser microscopy. Two photon laser microscopy is a new method based on two photon excitation which generates new photons inside the animal body for visualizing real-time images of cells. These real-time movies demonstrating dynamic phenomena occurring inside our body probably enhance the understanding of students studying biological science. In this study I have obtained the real-time images of normal cells in gastrointestinal tracts, liver, pancreas, kidney, brain, and vessels. I have also observed the real-time images of cancer cells in intestines, which gives me an opportunity to develop a novel method to identify very small cancers at the ultra-early stages. The new method has been submitted as an international patent under the financial support from JST. The education movies obtained in this study will be opened in a free internet service.