Seeing deeply inside the body with the world's smallest microscope

该项目旨在开发世界上最小的体内显微镜，能够以亚细胞分辨率以微创方式对生物体内部进行成像。该项目将把整个显微镜缩小到一根光纤大小——就像一根头发一样细——并对中枢神经系统的深层区域进行成像。这有望改善诊断工具和退化性脑疾病的知识，包括阿尔茨海默病和肌萎缩侧索硬化症。该项目旨在彻底改变生物医学研究和工业的格局，预期的发现将彻底改变脑部疾病的诊断和治疗。

This project aims to develop the world's smallest in vivo microscope that can image the interior of living organisms at a subcellular resolution in a minimally invasive way. The project will shrink an entire microscope to the size of an optical fibre – as thin as a single strand of hair – and image deep regions of the central nervous system. This is expected to improve diagnostic tools and the knowledge of degenerative brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This project aims to completely transform the landscape of biomedical research and industry, with expected discoveries revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of brain conditions.