Tang wondered if he could use previously established mouse lines expressing GFP in specific cell types to do more than
just label cells.
Not exact matches
They are examining every aspect of
cell function and
cell structure, looking for clusters of phenotypes that could
label a patient's cancer so precisely that it could be linked to therapies proven effective against
just that type.
«This technology allows for the
labeling of
just one circulating pathological
cell among billions of other normal blood
cells by ultrafast changing color of photosensitive proteins inside the
cell in response to laser light,» explains Dr. Galanzha.
«It tells you about the ecosystem of the tumour», Simona says, «using fluorescent markers, we can
label many specific
cell types and structures within the brain in the vicinity of the tumour, and look not
just at the tumour
cells but how they interact with their surroundings.