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Qdots Shown to Detect Breast Cancer

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HAYWARD, Calif., Dec. 2 -- Quantum Dot Corp. (QDC) announced it has published a paper in the online journal Nature Biotechnology that demonstrates the benefits of its Qdot technology for detecting breast cancer. Qdot nanocrystals, or quantum dots, are nanometer sized semiconductor crystals that brightly light up biological events. The paper, "Immunofluorescent labeling of cancer marker Her2 and other cellular targets with semiconductor quantum dots," is based one QDC's collaborative work with Genentech. "This is the first practical application of the Qdot technology in an important biological...Read full article

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