Wednesday, July 20, 2011

New fluorescent protein allows scientists to see living organs

Fluorescent near-infrared waves pass readily through a mouse's tissues to reveal its brigh...

There are various techniques used by researchers and doctors to image the internal organs of humans and animals, but each of these techniques have their drawbacks. X-ray and computed tomography (CT), for example, include exposure of irradiation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is safer, although some issues may take a contrast agent to obtain clearer images. The use of injected colored fluorescent proteins is another approach, but has limited absorption by the fact that hemoglobin in the blood of patients much of the wavelength of light used for imaging. But now scientists have developed by New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a new fluorescent protein that bypasses this limitation ... Continue Reading New fluorescent protein allows scientists to see live organs

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Tags: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, fluorescent, genetic engineering, imaging

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