As the bioimaging revolution gives scientists ever-more detailed views on the inner workings of cells,there is growing demand for public infrastructure to store, share and link the massive datasets produced using high-resolution imaging techniques. Complementing large-scale, or EMBL-led,intergovernmental initiatives such as Euro-BioImaging, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has expanded its EMPIAR data service to accommodate original high-resolution imaging modalities such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). A correspondence published in Nature Methods nowadays introduces the resource and gives a glimpse of future developments.
Source: phys.org