Researchers have developed new innovative fluorescent labels that allow scientists to observe cellular processes with unprecedented clarity – offering a powerful tool for medicine, drug research and cell biology.
Researchers at IOCB Prague have developed a new type of fluorescent label that enables unparalleled clarity when monitoring processes within living cells, including responses to drugs and changes in cellular structures. The study could aid the advancement of research across medicine, the pharmaceutical industry and other life sciences.
The research was led by Milan Vrábel and Tomáš Slanina of IOCB Prague, in collaboration with the chemical biology group of Péter Kele in Hungary.
Targeted fluorescence reduces background noise
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