MoS2 Methylation Mapping (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

MoS2 Methylation Mapping

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University of Illinois researchers developed a method to detect and map DNA methylation, which can be a sign of cancer, by threading the DNA through a tiny hole in a thin sheet of conductive material with a current running through it.

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