You need a continuous picture of how things are evolving, and not a slow series of snapshots where you don't know how frame A is related to frame B. Eric Betzig continuousevolveframe Change image and share on social
There are many cells you could look at forever in 3D. Eric Betzig cellforever Change image and share on social
It's nice to be able to look at one protein, but life is driven by the interactions between proteins, so it's really essential to be able to see multiple proteins at a time to understand these interactions. Eric Betzig driveessentialinteraction share on social
I don't like saying 'no' to people, and I'm going to have to learn how to say 'no' more. Eric Betzig learnpeople Change image and share on social
The eventual goal is to marry all of my work together to make a high-speed, high-resolution, low-impact tool that can look deep inside biological systems. Eric Betzig biologicaldeepeventual Change image and share on social
I was born in 1960 and can still tell you the name of every astronaut from Mercury to Apollo. If I had a chance, I'd love to go into space on one of the privately developed space crafts. Eric Betzig apolloastronautbear Change image and share on social
When I listen to music from different eras, I sense different things. The 1940s music, there's so much optimism and romance, maybe because they just solved the biggest problem on Earth at that time - World War II. In the 1960s, there was so much creativity and innovation in sound. Eric Betzig 1940s1960sbig share on social
I missed the basic curiosity of being in the lab. Eric Betzig basiccuriositylab Change image and share on social
You get so tied up with the minutiae of the day-to-day, there's never a chance to sit back and let your subconscious run wild. Eric Betzig backchanceday Change image and share on social
I really didn't like the academic structure of science, but I realized I loved science and missed science. Eric Betzig academiclovemiss Change image and share on social
