What was shocking to us was that by spreading the energy out across seven beams instead of one, the phototoxicity went way down. Eric Betzig Read Quote
The question was, ‘Is there a way of minimizing the amount of damage you’re doing so that you can then study cells in a physiological manner while also studying them at high spatial and temporal resolution for a long time?’ Eric Betzig Read Quote
It takes a huge amount of effort to move from a successful high-tech prototype to broader adoption of an imaging technology. Eric Betzig Read Quote
Every new invention is like a baby. You think it may cure cancer or become the president, but in the end, you’re happy it just stays out of jail. Eric Betzig Read Quote
We can track and see the production of single molecules, trace them and see how they assemble into structures. Eric Betzig Read Quote
It always irritated me that people think they have to be locked into a career path. Eric Betzig Read Quote
I really didn’t like the academic structure of science, but I realized I loved science and missed science. Eric Betzig Read Quote
You get so tied up with the minutiae of the day-to-day, there’s never a chance to sit back and let your subconscious run wild. Eric Betzig Read Quote
It’s nice to be able to look at one protein, but life is driven by the interactions between proteins, so it’s really essential to be able to see multiple proteins at a time to understand these interactions. Eric Betzig Read Quote
