About 80 years ago, the physicists who established quantum mechanics asked, "What is life?" Since then, molecular biology and structural biology have emerged, enabling us to describe biological phenomena at the molecular level. We now see beautiful illustrations and videos utilizing computer graphics. However, we still cannot answer the fundamental question: "What is life?"

Rather than relying on conceptual illustrations, we aim to understand "What is life?" by directly observing, measuring, and manipulating biological phenomena at the molecular level within living cells. We are working in parallel on developing the necessary technologies and conducting measurements using these technologies.