{"id":154672,"date":"2025-08-18T03:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/154672\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T03:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:08:18","slug":"new-chinese-see-through-brain-technique-offers-clearest-view-of-its-inner-workings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/154672\/","title":{"rendered":"New Chinese see-through brain technique offers clearest view of its inner workings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese scientists have developed a technology that can make <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3316912\/how-chinese-scientists-cracked-secret-organ-regeneration?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">organs<\/a> such as the brain or the heart transparent, allowing an exceptionally clear view of their inner workings.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The new method produced \u201chighly accurate and vivid\u201d 3D images of organs by preserving the integrity of their biological structures and enhancing the brightness of the fluorescent dyes scientists use to highlight cells and molecules.<\/p>\n<p>The Tsinghua University-led team wrote in the journal Cell that this method was capable of unravelling individual human neurons\u2019 micro-connectivity in the brain as well as allowing them to <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3315885\/digital-embryo-gives-china-powerful-tool-decode-secret-life-scientists?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">study mouse organs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201c[The method] prepares ionic glassy tissue that is highly transparent while maintaining the original tissue morphology,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">They added that at low temperatures the tissues formed a glassy solid that maintained its structural integrity and could be stored over the long-term.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientists<\/a> have long been looking for ways to make biological tissues transparent so that they can study organs without damaging their internal structures by cutting through them, according to a Tsinghua University post on Chinese social media on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese scientists have developed a 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