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. 2011 Sep 19;194(6):810-1.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.1946pi.

Shinya Inoue: lighting the way in microscopy. Interviewed by Caitlin Sedwick

Shinya Inoué

Shinya Inoue: lighting the way in microscopy. Interviewed by Caitlin Sedwick

Shinya Inoué. J Cell Biol. .

Abstract

Inoué’s innovations in polarized light microscopy allowed the first documentation of the mitotic spindle in living cells.

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Shinya Inoué PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER INOUÉ
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Inoué preparing to give a seminar in Japan in 2010. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER INOUÉ
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Pollen mother cell of the Easter lily, viewed through Inoué’s third-generation polarized light microscope, with mitotic spindle fibers clearly visible (false color added). IMAGE COURTESY OF SHINYA INOUÉ, DIGITALLY ENHANCED BY CHRISTOPHER INOUÉ
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A live crane fly cell in anaphase (false color added), seen through a specialized microscope Inoué helped develop. IMAGE COURTESY OF MIKE SHRIBAK AND JIM LAFOUNTAIN, DIGITALLY ENHANCED BY CHRISTOPHER INOUÉ
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