Novel quantum dots enhance cell imaging

(University of Illinois College of Engineering) A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Mayo Clinic have engineered a new type of molecular probe that can measure and count RNA in cells and tissue without organic dyes. The probe is based on the conventional fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique, but it relies on compact quantum dots to illuminate molecules and diseased cells rather than fluorescent dyes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news