Home Science Health and Medicine Microscope technique reveals for first time when and where proteins are made
Microscope technique reveals for first time when and where proteins are made
Scientists have developed a fluorescence microscopy technique that for the first time shows where and when proteins are produced. This allows researchers to directly observe individual mRNAs as they are translated into proteins in living cells. It should help reveal how irregularities in protein synthesis contribute to human disease processes, including Alzheimer's disease and other memory-related disorders.
