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Watching molecules: Microscopy in the 21st century

  • 17 October 2015, 13:30 - 14:30
  • Free
Add to Calendar 10/17/15 01:30 PM 10/17/15 02:30 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Watching molecules: Microscopy in the 21st century <p>Discover how new technology has enabled us to watch individual molecules move within cells.</p> The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG
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Discover how new technology has enabled us to watch individual molecules move within cells.

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Scientific advances in the last decade have meant it is now possible to watch individual molecules in living cells using a microscope. In his talk, Professor David Klenerman FMedSci FRS discussed what made this technological advance possible and why watching molecules as they move is such an exciting prospect for scientists.

This talk was part of The Big Draw - Seeing closer event at the Royal Society on Saturday 17 October 2015.

Imaging single molecules of DNA. This is the basis of new method for rapid sequencing of human DNA.
Imaging single molecules of DNA. This is the basis of a new method for rapid sequencing of human DNA.