From Cells to Proteins : Imaging Nature across Dimensions ; Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Pisa, Italy, 12-23 September 2004

This book offers updated information on how much information we are able to obtain in the exploration of the inner details of biological specimens in their native structure and composition. And deals with the implementation of laser beam and stage scanning systems incorporating confocal optics or multiphoton microscopy; the advent of new electro-optical detectors with great sensitivity, linearity, and dynamic range; the possibility of 2D fast image enhancement, reconstruction, restoration, analysis and 3D display, and the application of luminescence techniques.