Smallest ever molecular thermometers made from DNA

By Emma Stoye2016-06-24T00:00:00

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Tiny fragments of DNA combined with fluorescent probes can be used to take temperature at the nanoscale

The smallest ever molecular thermometers have been made by researchers in Canada using fragments of DNA that slowly unfold to release fluorescent molecules. The DNA thermometers are capable of extraordinary sensitivity, and the team behind them say they could be used to track minute temperature changes within cells or nanodevices.

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