Chromosome at 20 Nanometers
| Title: | Chromosome at 20 Nanometers |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Imaging techniques that use light microscopes (microscopy) to visualize the dynamically complex systems and structures of living cells are vital to helping researchers understand cancer and other diseases. However, the best conventional imaging methods only render images at a resolution of around 200 nanometers. Using a super-resolution technique called DNA-PLM (single-molecule photo localization microscopy), researchers imaged a single human chromosome at the 20 nanometer scale. DNA-PLM does not require researchers to tag the sample with fluorescent labels that may otherwise interfere with the cellular processes under study. This image is part of the following collections: NCI Cancer Close Up 2017 Nanotechnology Image Library |
| Topics/Categories: | Science and Technology -- Nanotechnology |
| Type: | Color, Photo |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute \ Lurie Comprehensive Cancer at Northwestern University |
| Creator: | Hao Zhang, Vadim Backman |
| Date Created: | February 2015 |
| Date Added: | March 20, 2017 |
| Reuse Restrictions: | None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above. |