Liquid Laser (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Liquid Laser

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Using this liquid laser, University of Michigan professor Xudong Fan has developed a highly sensitive technique for identifying mutated DNA that differs from healthy DNA by a single base. The fine white horizontal line is the capillary cavity that enables the laser to amplify the intrinsic difference in the light signals from healthy and mutated DNA.

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Nicole Casal Moore

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