A new approach to optical imaging makes it possible to quickly and economically monitor multiple molecular interactions in a large area of living tissue. This technology could have applications in medical diagnosis, guided surgery or preclinical drug testing. A new method quickly, economically and accurately tracks multiple in vivo interactions. Courtesy of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 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