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    Golden gene chips

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    A team of chemists and physicists used nanotechnology and DNA's ability to self-assemble with matching RNA to create a new kind of chip for measuring gene activity. When RNA of a gene of interest binds to a DNA tile (gold squares), it creates a raised surface (white areas) that can be detected by a powerful microscope. This nanochip approach offers manufacturing and usage advantages over existing gene chips and is a key step toward detecting gene activity in a single cell. Featured in the February 20, 2008, issue of Biomedical Beat.
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    Internal Notehttp://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/08-02-20/index.html#1
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    SourceHao Yan and Yonggang Ke, Arizona State University
    Date2008-04-21 00:00:00
    Credit LineHao Yan and Ph.D. candidate Yonggang Ke, Arizona State University
    InvestigatorHao Yan, Arizona State University
    Record TypePhotograph
    Topic Area(s);#Genes;#Tools and Techniques;#
    Previous Uses2/20/2008 BB
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