List different technologies other than microscopes that improve our understanding of cells and how they
function.

Well,  a microscope is essentially branches of others that divulge into specifics. To answer your question, a major technology is biotechnology.

Explanation:

Biotechnology is an entire major with different scopes and ideas. Some commonly known are RNA and DNA Extraction and Gel Electrophoresis. Hopefully, this answer helped to finish your question partly. But, you can research more on google's scholar website.

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