Ratiometric Microfluorometry and Mapping Capabilities for Molecular Imaging in Living Systems: First in the Maritimes

细胞等生命系统的分子成像是研究人员用来了解细胞过程以及潜在的治疗剂(或毒素)影响这些过程的方式的重要工具。对细胞成像的一种特别有用的方法是跟踪细胞内某些分子发出的光，这可以提供关于细胞在空间和时间上的过程的动态信息。所要求的分子成像系统的专门能力将使科学家能够利用分子发出的光来拍摄快照，并制作分子电影，以了解这些试剂是如何工作的以及为什么工作。

Molecular imaging of living systems such as cells is an important tool that researchers use in order to understand cellular processes, and the way in which potential therapeutic agents (or toxins) affect these processes. A particularly useful way of imaging cells is to track the light emitted from certain molecules inside the cell, which can provide dynamic information on cellular processes in both space and time. The specialized capabilities of the molecular imaging system requested will enable scientists to use emitted light from molecules to take snapshots and make molecular movies to learn "how and why" these agents work.