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DECEMBER 2007 | CONTENTS
Features
Clipped to a Shark's Fin, Collared to a Bear or
Attached to a Crow's Tail, Wildlife Cameras
Come of Age
by Michael A. Greenwood, News Editor
Video technology takes biologists deeper into the secret world of animals.
page 32
LEDs for Bioanalytical and Medical Instruments
by Ben Standish, Bookham Inc.
Novel compact LED multiplexing methods can reduce the space required
to meet illumination requirements.
page 37
New Directions in FRET
by Gary Boas, News Editor
Recently published studies highlight the improved efficacy of FRET and
FRET measurements as well as novel uses of the technique.
page 41
AFM Reveals Biological Mechanisms
by David L. Shenkenberg, Associate News Editor
Atomic force microscopy answers important fundamental and
clinical question.
page 46
Columns 
Biophotonics Research
page 54
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Multiphoton, multifocal fluorescence lifetime imaging
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Fluorescent probes poised to become part of drug-
screening arsenal
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New contrast agent guides breast cancer surgery
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Fluorimetric assays facilitate antibiotic screening
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Smaller spots for mass spectrometry
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Nanosensors probe pH in cells
Post Scripts
by Ashley N. Paddock
Keeping their heads out of the sand
page 84
Departments
Editorial
page 8
Company Index
page 10
As We Go To Press
page 12
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OCT for detecting decompression sicknessus
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Mouse embryo wins competition
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Novel probe provides enzymatic marker for brain disease
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Diffusion MRI shows that autistic children have increased
brain gray matter
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Quantum yield of individual nanotubes determined
Technology Solutions
page 14
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Multiphoton system scans deep and fast
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Silicon mirror enhances fluorescence
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Real-time imaging benefits prostate cancer treatment
Biophotonics News
page 18
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Silkworm transformation is art
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Research probes physical mechanics of laser energy in
living tissue
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Spotting brain inflation using iron oxide microparticles
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A dual imaging cancer probe
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Smaller quantum dots flush easily
- Quantitative PET imaging could help monitor cancer treatment
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Raman spectroscopy and optical trapping combined to study
mitochondria
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Copper-free chemistry facilitates in vivo imaging of biomolecules
From the Journals
page 31
From the Clinic
page 52
Courses & Shows
page 60
New to the Market
page 66
New Media
page 81
Advertiser Index
page 83
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