Novel ultrafast laser detection of cancer cells also may improve understanding of stem cells
...t shape and arrangement," says Naviaux. "We want a library of spectra from different cell types and their cancers." Aiding stem cell research Of further interest is that the biocavity laser may be applied not only to identifying the spectra associated with cancer cells but also those associated with stem c......rary of Medicine. The Library, the world’s largest library of the health sciences, is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ......practical. Instead, the Baker group will create a library of single-functional dendrimers that can be synthesized in parallel, rather than sequentially, and then linked together in many different combinations with the DNA strands. "So it's like having a shelf full of Tinker Toys," Baker said. An array of ...