Making samples one billion times bigger lets simple microscopes pinpoint amino acids

Nature, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01842-9Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light microscopy.

Nature, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01842-9

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light microscopy.