Researchers can use the light naturally thrown off by biological specimens to better study the different states of stem cells in the nervous system, thanks to a tool developed at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, brightening their chances for studying the way stem cells age.<\/p>\n

The UW\u2013Madison team combined autofluorescence \u2014 that natural light emission \u2014 and sequencing genetic material in single cells to study the behavior of neural stem cells. Autofluorescence is often considered a hindrance, as it can obscure the glowing labels researchers use to track specific signals within a cell. In their new technique, however, the researchers found the signatures of autofluorescence can be used to study stem cells\u2019 dormant state, known as quiescence.<\/p>\n

They published their findings recently in the journal Cell Stem Cell.<\/p>\n

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