Protein-Shelled Gas Vesicles Used in Ultrasound Imaging (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Protein-Shelled Gas Vesicles Used in Ultrasound Imaging

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Protein-shelled structures called gas vesicles, illustrated here, can be engineered with Lego-like proteins to improve ultrasound methods. The gas vesicles can help detect specific cell types and create multicolor images.

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Barth van Rossum for Caltech

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