Neurotechniques
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February 2007
Color schemes
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Researchers record calcium signaling in vivo in mice expressing a sensor that uses modified fluorescent proteins.
Original research paper: Nature Methods 4, 127-129 (2007)
Counting on chromosomes
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New noninvasive techniques determine the number of fetal chromosomes from the ratio of single nucleotide polymorophisms in maternal blood.
Original research paper: Nature Medicine 13, 218-223 (2007)
A million little pieces
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Researchers generate maps of protein abundance in the brain using small blocks of tissue and highly sensitive detection and quantification techniques.
Original research paper: Genome Research (2007)
Animal magnetism
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A new technique shows gene expression in the live mouse brain by combining in situ hybridization and magnetic resonance imaging.
Original research paper: Journal of Neuroscience 27, 713-722 (2007)