Honestly, I feel you are poisoned if you read too much of the scientific literature because it makes you start thinking like other people. You're better off having a vague sense of what's going on and making your own way. Eric Betzig feelhonestlyliterature share on social
Science goes through fads, and there are big ups and crashes. Eric Betzig bigcrashfad Change image and share on social
One thing I liked about being in microscopy is it gets you out of your box constantly because there's such a diverse range of applications. Eric Betzig applicationboxconstantly Change image and share on social
The question was, 'Is there a way of minimizing the amount of damage you're doing so that you can then study cells in a physiological manner while also studying them at high spatial and temporal resolution for a long time?' Eric Betzig amountcelldamage share on social
It takes a huge amount of effort to move from a successful high-tech prototype to broader adoption of an imaging technology. Eric Betzig adoptionamountbroad Change image and share on social
What was shocking to us was that by spreading the energy out across seven beams instead of one, the phototoxicity went way down. Eric Betzig beamenergyphototoxicity Change image and share on social
In my opinion, the only real asset one has is one's reputation, right? I mean, any company and institution can go belly up at any time. But if you have a good reputation, you know, you can usually find somebody who can - who thinks they can use what you have to offer. Eric Betzig assetbellycompany share on social
It always irritated me that people think they have to be locked into a career path. Eric Betzig careerirritatelock Change image and share on social
In essence, we're imaging the same cell for anywhere from forty to a hundred thousand times to create one of the movies that we see. Eric Betzig cellcreateessence Change image and share on social
