 The Institute also develops methods to capture the cell in close to native state and image whole cells and tissue slices down to 1 nanometer resolution.This way maps of individual macromolecular complexes can be created by visualizing nanomachines in a close-to-physiological, cellular context.The institute's key objective is to gain greater insight into the 3D form of cell proteins, thus paving the way for the development of more effective treatments for diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis.