Researchers at North Carolina State University, led by Orlando Arguello-Miranda, are exploring how generative AI and live-cell microscopy can support new approaches to studying cell division and microbial life cycles. Their lab developed FIEST (Frame Interpolation Enhanced Single-cell Tracking), an algorithm designed to help follow individual cells and their descendants across generations, addressing challenges posed by changing cell shapes and sizes. Alongside fundamental research, the team is working to apply these methods in agriculture, including efforts to help farmers identify live fungal pathogens more quickly in the field. They have also co-founded Ilustris to share these image analysis tools with other laboratories worldwide.
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