Light in biology and medicine
Explore our resources pages to discover more how light is used for imaging, for healthcare treatment and as a cutting-edge research tool.
Overview
Light is amazing: Advanced light sources such as lasers are now commonplace in CD/data storage systems in our homes, supermarket bar code readers, telecommunications systems and in media displays.
Light gives us the ability to image cells, track proteins and even perform laser surgery for treatment of skin conditions, tumours and certain forms of cancer. Light is quite simply changing our life.
Very notably over the last decade light has made a deep impact in our ability to interrogate and influence the motion of biological samples (e.g. cells, DNA) and single molecules or atoms. Light can actually exert forces to trap and move microscopic objects such as cells.
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Light for IMAGING
Light for TREATMENT
Light as a RESEARCH TOOL