Artist impression of the peptide reader (IMAGE) Delft University of Technology Caption “Artist impression of the peptide reader, where a helicase (red) pulls up a DNA molecule (yellow) to which a peptide (purple) is attached – yielding a slow translocation of the molecule through the nanopore (green) which allows to read off the ion current signals (orange highlight) that characterize the amino acids of the peptide as they temporarily block the pore.” Credit Cees Dekker Lab TU Delft / SciXel. Usage Restrictions Only use with creditation License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.