Molecular spectroscopy tracks living mammalian cells in real time as they differentiate
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Cells regulate their functions by adding or subtracting phosphates from proteins. If scientists could study the process in detail, in individual cells over time, understanding and treating diseases would be greatly aided. Formerly this was impossible without damaging the cells or interfering with the process itself, but scientists have now achieved the goal by using bright infrared beams and a technique called Fourier transform spectromicroscopy.