DNA photocleavage assay (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

DNA photocleavage assay

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A.J. Prussin II, a second year student at Virginia Tech who is majoring in biochemistry and biology, with a minor in chemistry, has created an LED system that glows a beautiful shade of blue when special molecules successfully bind to DNA.

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David Zigler

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