Live Imaging Project

Timelapse imaging is a tool used to capture plant growth and development by taking images at regular time intervals and then compressing them into a video sequence. This technique enables the visualization of dynamic processes in plants, such as germination, root and shoot growth, flowering, and responses to environmental stimuli, which occur too slowly to be seen in real time. Furthermore, combining this approach with genetic tools such as fluorescent protein markers, biosensors, and bioluminescence reveals cellular and molecular processes that otherwise could not be seen. This makes live imaging a particularly powerful in the area of science communication since it beautifully captures biological processes as they really occur.
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This project seeks to generate reference material for teaching developmental processes in plants using live imaging videos and provide instructions for scientists, students, and the public to create their own time-lapses.