Biologist Develop New Microscope So Powerful It Will See Individual Molecules

Next Big Future ^ | Jan 6, 2009 | Brian Wang

[decimon]

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They are developing a microscope incorporating two cutting-edge fluorescence techniques that give researchers the ability to observe and track individual protein molecules. UMass Amherst is the second university in the country to use one of these, called Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM).

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[howlinhound]

Now they might actually be able to find and see Barbara Boxer’s brain.

[rightwingextremist1776]

Or Obama’s ****.

[PGalt]

WOW! Thanks for posting. Fascinating.

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[neverdem]

thanks, bfl