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Fate Mapping
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2023
Fate mapping is a technique used to understand how embryonic cells divide, differentiate, and migrate during development. In classic fate mapping experiments, cells in different areas of an embryo are labeled with a chemical dye and then tracked to determine which tissues or structures they form. Technological improvements now allow for individual cells to be marked and traced throughout embryonic development and adulthood. This video reviews the concepts behind fate mapping, and then details a...
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Using Topographic Maps to Generate Topographic Profiles
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Topographic maps are "plan-view" representations of Earth's three-dimensional surface. They are a standard type of map-view that provides an overhead, or aerial, perspective. Among the defining features of a topographic map are the contour lines that indicate locations of constant elevation. The elevation interval between the contour lines is dependent on the level of detail provided by the map and the kind of topography present.
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Motor Maps
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Jonas T. Kaplan and Sarah I. Gimbel—University of Southern California One principle of brain organization is the topographic mapping of information. Especially in sensory and motor cortices, adjacent regions of the brain tend to represent information from adjacent parts of the body, resulting in maps of the body expressed on the surface of the brain. The primary sensory and motor maps in the brain surround a prominent sulcus known as the central sulcus. The cortex...
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Quantitative Strain Mapping of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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2023
Source: Hannah L. Cebull1, Arvin H. Soepriatna1, John J. Boyle2 and Craig J. Goergen1 1Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 2Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, Missouri The mechanical behavior of soft tissues, such as blood vessels, skin, tendons, and other organs, are strongly influenced by their composition of elastin and collagen, which provide elasticity and strength. The fiber...
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Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Rotation of Interactive Virtual Objects with Eye-Tracking Data
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2024
We have developed a simple, customizable, and efficient method for recording quantitative processual data from interactive spatial tasks and mapping these rotation data with eye-tracking data.
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The coordinate framework lets researchers compare atom positions, bond orientations, distances, and surfaces within one model. Those spatial relationships reveal whether substituents occupy different sides of a structure, whether a conformation has changed, or whether neighboring features approach one another. Consequently, mapping adds geometric evidence that a two-dimensional structural formula cannot show.
Stereochemistry depends on the relative three-dimensional placement of atoms and groups, while conformational analysis examines changes in that arrangement. A mapped structure can therefore distinguish spatially different forms and show how a molecule rearranges without changing its basic connectivity. This perspective helps connect molecular shape with chemical behavior and observed structural differences.
Adding charge or electron-density information places electronic properties in the same spatial context as atoms and bonds. Researchers can then examine where chemically relevant regions occur relative to the molecular surface and geometry. This combined view supports interpretation of how structure relates to reactivity, intermolecular interactions, and the functional behavior of a chemical system.
A three-dimensional model allows the ligand and binding-site surfaces to be viewed together, making their relative placement and spatial compatibility easier to assess. Researchers can examine whether the ligand occupies the available region and how nearby molecular features are arranged. These observations support molecular design and the interpretation of intermolecular interactions at binding sites.
The process combines structural data with coordinate-based visualization so that molecular features can be examined in a shared spatial model. Depending on the study, those features may include atoms, bonds, molecular geometry, surfaces, charge, or electron density. The resulting representation supports direct analysis of distances, relationships, conformational changes, and other structural patterns.
Chemists apply this approach to molecular design, reaction analysis, materials characterization, and interpretation of experimental data. In molecular studies, it helps relate shape, stereochemistry, and binding-site fit to function. In broader chemical investigations, spatially organized structural information provides a way to connect measured or modeled features with reactivity, interactions, and material properties.