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  • Molecular probe illuminates cancer stem cells in live mice

    Jul 29, 2018 10:15 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    the AlDeSense marker makes the cancer stem cells light up with fluorescence. Images courtesy of Chelsea Anorma

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    • the AlDeSense marker makes the cancer stem cells light up with fluorescence. Images courtesy of Chelsea Anorma

    The new probe is a small molecule that emits a fluorescent signal only when it reacts with a target enzyme produced in cancer stem cells