Ultra-sensitive camera for live cell imaging under low-light conditions

活细胞成像是细胞生物学和发育生物学中一种越来越重要的方法。为了避免在成像过程中损坏细胞，必须将光线水平保持在最低水平，这种情况下需要非常灵敏的相机来进行光检测。我们正在申请一种适合在弱光条件下进行活细胞成像的超灵敏相机。这款相机将使许多研究项目受益，包括了解大脑在胚胎发育过程中是如何连接的，纤毛(从细胞表面和组织突出的毛发状小附件)如何发挥作用，以及蛋白质如何在细胞内正确分类。所要求的设备将促进研究，增加我们对所有多细胞生物体共同的细胞和发育过程的了解。

Live cell imaging is an increasingly important method utilized in cellular and developmental biology. To avoid damage to the cells during imaging, light levels must be kept to a minimum, and this condition requires very sensitive cameras for light detection. We are applying for an ultra-sensitive camera suitable for live cell imaging under low light conditions. This camera will benefit a number of research projects, including projects to understand how the brain is wired during embryonic development, how cilia (small hair-like appendages that protrude from cell surfaces and tissues) function and how proteins get sorted correctly within a cell. The requested equipment will facilitate studies that will increase our knowledge of cellular and developmental processes that are common to all multicellular organisms.