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Read more at: Machine learning tool improves tracking of tiny moving particles
Machine learning tool improves tracking of tiny moving particles

Machine learning tool improves tracking of tiny moving particles

2 August 2019

A new automated tool developed by the Franze Lab and driven by machine learning technology may make it easier and faster for scientists to track the movement of tiny particles inside living cells


Read more at: Mechanics paves the way for nerve cells
Mechanics paves the way for nerve cells

Mechanics paves the way for nerve cells

14 January 2019

By tracking real-time changes in physical properties of the embryonic brain, researchers from the Franze lab have shown that changes in brain stiffness tell growing nerve cells which way to turn


Read more at: The soft mechanical signature of glial scars in the central nervous system
The soft mechanical signature of glial scars in the central nervous system

The soft mechanical signature of glial scars in the central nervous system

30 March 2017

New study by Franze lab on Nature Communications reveals possible reasons why neurons do not regenerate after injury in mammals


Read more at: Kristian Franze interviewed by The Node
Kristian Franze interviewed by The Node

Kristian Franze interviewed by The Node

30 November 2016

Franze and lab members Joy Thompson and Sarah Foster talk about their recent Nature Neuroscience paper


Read more at: Neurons feel the force – physical interactions control brain development
Neurons feel the force – physical interactions control brain development

Neurons feel the force – physical interactions control brain development

20 September 2016

Researchers have identified a new mechanism controlling brain development: that neurons not only ‘smell’ chemicals in their environment, but also ‘feel’ their way through the developing brain.