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Fluorescence
The reaction of certain molecules (known as fluorophores) upon absorption of specific amount/wavelength of light; in which those molecules emit (reradiate) light energy possessing a longer wavelength than the original light absorbed. All cells will naturally fluoresce, at least a bit.
Human colon cancer cells, and precursor cells,
fluoresce much more (and emit much more red light when
they fluoresce) than noncancerous cells; which may
lead to a new and better means of early detection.
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The term "FLUORESCENCE" also appears in the definition(s) of the following term(s): Biochips Biosensors (chemical) Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACs) Fusion Protein Genomics Immunoassay Rapid Microbial Detection (RMD) Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Proteomics BioMEMS Nanoscience Gene Expression Profiling Green Fluorescent Protein Lab-On-A-Chip Microfluidics Molecular Beacon FISH FRET Multiplex Assay Fluorescence Mapping Kusabira Orange TR-FRET |
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