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Powerful Microscope Captures Award-Winning Image of a Dividing Cell Link to external Web site
February 27, 2013 • Indiana University

Microscopy Technique Yields First Measure of Key Cardiac Protein's Flexibility Link to external Web site
August 31, 2012 • Florida State University

Actin Ratchet Helps Separate Dividing Cell in Two Link to external Web site
June 11, 2012 • Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Method Detects Sequence Differences in Individual DNA Molecules by Taking Nanoscopic Pictures Link to external Web site
March 27, 2012 • New York University

New Method to Label Proteins in Living Cells Uses Much Smaller Fluorescent Label Link to external Web site
February 5, 2012 • North Carolina State University

Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Makes Internal Organs Visible Link to external Web site
July 17, 2011 • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Lasers, Custom Microscope Show Splicing in Real Time Link to external Web site
March 10, 2011 • Brandeis University

Safe New Probe Is Based on Luciferase, the Firefly Enzyme Link to external Web site
February 11, 2011 • Berkeley Lab

Method Identifies Fleetingly Ordered Structures From a Disordered Protein Link to external Web site
February 8, 2011 • Scripps Research Institute

Fluorescence Imaging Technique Gives View of Receptors in Central Nervous System Link to external Web site
February 7, 2011 • Rice University

Researchers Able to See Individual mRNA in Living Mammalian Cells Link to external Web site
January 16, 2011 • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Image Library Features Scientific Images of Cells and Their Constituents Link to external Web site
December 13, 2010 • American Society for Cell Biology

Fluorescence Technique Studies Dynamics of Large Protein Complexes in Real Time Link to external Web site
September 21, 2010 • Rockefeller University

Major Advance in Use of Microscopy Tracks Movement of RNA Out of Nucleus Link to external Web site
September 15, 2010 • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Single Molecule Approach Reveals How Helicase Enzyme Helps Repair Damaged DNA Link to external Web site
August 20, 2010 • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

New Tagging Technique Shows Protein Interactions in Living Cells Link to external Web site
August 3, 2010 • University of Illinois at Chicago

Smaller Fluorescent Probe Allows Proteins to Continue Working Normally Link to external Web site
June 7, 2010 • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

X-ray Diffraction Microscope Shows Internal Structures of Whole, Unstained Cell Link to external Web site
June 4, 2010 • University of California, Los Angeles

NMR Helps Researchers Take Flexibility of Molecules Into Account When Designing Drugs Link to external Web site
May 19, 2010 • University of Notre Dame

Solution of Structures Could Lead to Rational Design of Fluorescent Proteins With New Colors Link to external Web site
April 22, 2010 • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Protein That Acts as a Motor to Shuttle Cargo and Help Cells Divide Moves Like a Seesaw Link to external Web site
February 17, 2010 • Berkeley National Lab

A Nanoscale Mass Spectrometer Link to external Web site
July 21, 2009 • California Institute of Technology

NIGMS-funded physicists have created tiny devices that can determine the mass of a single molecule in real time.

Infrared Tags Allow Whole-Body Imaging Link to external Web site
May 5, 2009 • University of California, San Diego

NIGMS-funded researchers have shown that phytochromes from bacteria can be engineered into infrared-emitting tags for whole-body imaging.

Researchers Watch Neural Proteins Change Shape Link to external Web site
March 16, 2009 • Scripps Research Institute

NIGMS-funded researchers have been able to follow the changing shape of individual alpha-synuclein proteins, which are linked to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

Fluorescent Proteins Tag Structures in Living Cells Link to external Web site
January 25, 2009 • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

NIGMS-funded researchers are developing advanced fluorescent probes to watch structures and processes in living cells.

Researchers Observe 'Ratcheting' of Ribosome Molecules Link to external Web site
June 5, 2008 • University of Illinois

NIGMS-supported researchers are the first to observe the dynamic, ratchet-like movements of single ribosomal molecules in the act of building proteins from genetic blueprints.

Physicists Manipulate DNA-Drug Interactions Link to external Web site
May 19, 2008 • Northeastern University

NIGMS-supported researchers have developed a method using optical tweezers to better understand how DNA-drug interactions occur.

The Roles of HIV Reverse Transcriptase Link to external Web site
May 7, 2008 • Harvard University

An NIGMS-funded study used single-molecule fluorescent imaging to trace the role of reverse transcriptase in real time.

From Research Labs, Glowing Colors and Images
May 1, 2006 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

The Washington Post featured colorful images generated by NIGMS scientists and previously highlighted in the NIGMS monthly electronic newsletter Biomedical Beat.


 
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