The WISH – ALM and Molecular Imaging Node in Wageningen joins the outstanding scientific and technical excellence of four participating expertise groups specialized in light microscopy, microspectroscopy, magnetic resonance and electron microscopy. This Node applies these advanced imaging technologies to plant research within a multidisciplinary research environment of cell & developmental biologists, (bio-) physicists and biochemists. Advanced instrumentation has been developed for the particular purpose of studying photosynthesis in vivo with the use of ultrafast fluorescence at the level of individual cells and chloroplasts. Additionally, the Node has expertise in the imaging of bacteria and archaea from soil and marine environments