Luminescence shines new light on proteins

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 13:56 in Physics & Chemistry

A chance discovery by a team of scientists using optical probes means that changes in cells in the human body could now be seen in a completely different light. Prof. David Parker from Durham University's Chemistry Department was working with experts from Glasgow University, and a team of international researchers, when they discovered dramatic changes in the way that light was emitted by optical probes during a series of experiments...

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