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    Tiny points of light in a quantum dot

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    This fingertip-shaped group of lights is a microscopic crystal called a quantum dot. About 10,000 times thinner than a sheet of paper, the dot radiates brilliant colors under ultraviolet light. Dots such as this one allow researchers to label and track individual molecules in living cells and may be used for speedy disease diagnosis, DNA testing, and screening for illegal drugs.
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    Keywordsfluorescence
    SourceSandra Rosenthal and James McBride, Vanderbilt University, and Stephen Pennycook, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Date2007-12-07 00:00:00
    Credit LineSandra Rosenthal and James McBride, Vanderbilt University, and Stephen Pennycook, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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    Record TypePhotograph
    Topic Area(s);#Tools and Techniques;#
    Previous Uses Featured in the April 18, 2006, issue of Biomedical Beat.
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