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FEBRUARY 2007 | CONTENTS
Features
Probes Light the Way for Advances in FRET
by Gary Boas, News Editor
Novel probes improve high-throughput, three-color and single-molecule measurements.
page 30
Ultrafast, Ultrawide-Band Spectroscopy
by Jay Jeong, Newport Corp., and Dr. Alexei Gusev,
Ultrafast Systems LLC
Spectroscopy used to study nanoparticles, DNA and bacteria.
page 36
Columns
Biophotonics Research
page 40
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Progenitor cells caught by time-lapse imaging
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Mixing it up with lipid vesicles
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Gently weighing viruses
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Wandering eyes beware
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Producing sensors with light and plastic
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Gold or silver aids two-photon Raman scattering
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PDT with methylene blue monitored microscopically
Post Scripts
by Michael J. Lander
Close observation reveals unexpected player in coral reef recovery
page 84
Departments
Editorial
page 9
Company Index
page 10
As We Go To Press
page 12
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Imaging reveals intracranial bleeding in asymptomatic newborns
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Flaws discovered in oncology microarray studies
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An ultrasensitive and ultraselective uranium sensor
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Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents and a rare condition
Technology Solutions
page 16
Biophotonics News
page 18
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Tiny hands haul lilliputian loads
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Fish provide window for viewing metastatic cancer
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Laser microdissection helps profile prostate cancer progression
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Tracer shows promise for staging prostate cancer
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Microfluidics and cylinder lens system counts molecules in a
single cell
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Are quantum dots harmful to cells?
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Photoelectric nanoparticle film excites neurons
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Mirror slides enhance fluorescence signal
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PET/CT provides colorectal tumor information in one step
From the Clinic
page 56
From the Journals
page 57
Courses & Shows
page 60
New to the Market
page 64
New Media
page 81
Advertiser Index
page 83
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