Novel tools for controlling singlet oxygen in cellular systems.

图像是人们感知宇宙的主要手段。当前的技术已经改变了这种看法，这在生物科学中尤为明显，因为活细胞成像深入研究了亚细胞结构和功能的奥秘。成像技术允许实时观察生物体内部发生的事件，从而彻底改变了生物学。不幸的是，活体的成像几乎保证了单线态氧的形成，单线态氧是一种高度活性和有毒的分子氧形式，它对被观察的活体是危险的，并且会使从标本中获得的数据恶化。

Images are the primary means by which people perceive the universe. Current technology has transformed this perception, as is particularly evident in the biological sciences, as live cell imaging delves into the mysteries of subcellular architecture and function. Imaging techniques are revolutionizing biology by permitting the observation of events in real-time, as they occur inside of living organisms. Unfortunately, the imaging of living organisms almost guarantees the formation of singlet oxygen, a highly reactive and toxic form of molecular oxygen, which is dangerous to the living organism being observed and which deteriorates the data obtained from the specimen.