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Introducing Mantis, a two-in-one microscope designed at #CZBiohubSF that enables rapid high-dimensional imaging of molecular dynamics in the context of cell morphology. 🧵1/7 Preprint: ⬇️
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The mantis shrimp, our microscope’s namesake, boasts high-dimensional vision and quick reflexes. Mantis combines qualitative label-free technology with oblique light-sheet fluorescence microscopy. 2/7

When combined with shrimPy, our high-throughput imaging & analysis software, and VisCy, our deep-learning software for virtual staining of label-free data, Mantis lets us see 6 channels of info while acquiring only 4. 🤩 3/7 Access the tools ⬇️

Cells are like an underwater city; instead of landmarks and buildings, they are made of large and small organelles. Understanding how cells work requires imaging and analyzing the dynamic interactions between organelles in 4D, i.e., in 3D space over time. 4/7

Mantis enables high-throughput imaging of the dynamics of labeled organelles and proteins, in the context of virtually stained landmarks of nuclei and membranes. Virtual staining rescues occasional loss of label too! 5/7

The gentle nature of Mantis allowed us to profile how infection by a coronavirus alters the molecular and morphological dynamics of cells. 6/7

Great collaborative effort by the #CZBiohubSF team (@ieivanov1, @edyoshikun, @talonchandler, @ZW_Liu, Chad Liu, @LeonettiManuel, @mattersoflight) working with @BoHuangLab of @UCSF. Feedback on the preprint is welcome! 7/7
