The Histone Sleuths (IMAGE)

Princeton University, Engineering School

The Histone Sleuths

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Biologist Benjamin Garcia (left) and chemical engineer Christodoulos Floudas collaborated to develop a fast and sensitive way to analyze proteins called histones, which play a key role in how genes function. Here, they load samples into a mass spectrometer, which separates and sequences hundreds of modified forms of histones. The work ultimately may aid the development of technology for reprogramming cells to fight cancer or to regenerate damaged tissue.

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Frank Wojciechowski

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