Monday, November 19, 2007

New technique captures chemical reactions in a single living cell at unprecedented resolution

Source: University of California - Berkeley
Date: November 19, 2007

Summary:

Bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered a technique that for the first time enables the detection of biomolecules' dynamic reactions in a single living cell. The technique, described in the Nov. 18 issue of the journal Nature Methods, could lead to a new era in molecular imaging with implications for cell-based drug discovery and biomedical diagnostics.