To identify the cells, the research team used a special method called laser capture microdissection to exactly separate individual cell types from the remaining tissue. (sciencedaily.com)
The researchers carefully dissected the tomato tissues by hand and with laser capture microdissection to isolate and sequence RNA, the genetic material that makes each tissue distinct, from individual tissues and even cells. (sciencedaily.com)
The mice used by Plessy et al. were younger than used here and their tissue was collected by laser capture microdissection which could result in incomplete sampling of the whole epithelium. (journals.plos.org)