Fluorescent test speeds screening of thousands of enzyme variants that modify plant compounds

Many natural plant compounds have promising health-related properties, but their poor water solubility can limit how ...
BIOENGINEER

Fluorescence PCR Test Spots Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Hours

Macrolide antibiotics such as azithromycin have long been the cornerstone of treatment for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a leading ...
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Leaf-based fluorescence test speeds search for plant gene-editing targets

Gene editing of plant DNA has the potential to produce crops with increased performance and resilience, but it can take a long time to achieve these gains. To shorten this process, scientists often ...

New metal-free molecules glow deep red in water and boost MRI contrast in test images

Bioimaging technologies, such as fluorescence imaging (FI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are powerful tools in basic ...
BioTechniques

COVID-19: Engineers awarded federal funding for fluorescence test

Engineers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (MO, USA), have received federal funding for a rapid COVID-19 test that will utilize newly developed technology ...
BIOENGINEER

Open-Source Python Toolbox Turns Drone Images into Plant Fluorescence Maps

Plants are constantly talking to us through light. When chlorophyll absorbs sunlight to power photosynthesis, a small ...
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Using Raman Spectroscopy to Analyze Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence

When conducting fluorescence imaging in various medical applications, practitioners typically use a powdered dye known as Indocyanine Green (ICG). ICG emits fluorescence between 750 and 950 nanometers ...