biochemistry

Advances in molecular profiling tools and techniques help scientists detect and identify extracellular vesicle markers.

Luciferase refers to a group of bioluminescence producing enzymes that enable researchers to study gene expression and regulation.

Western blotting allows scientists to identify specific proteins in complex biological samples and determine relative abundance of a protein target.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a technique for visualizing a variety of samples, from single molecules to living cells, at ultrahigh resolution. 

In situ hybridization is a powerful molecular technique for detecting and localizing specific nucleic acids in cytological samples. 

Neuroscientists studying prairie voles discovered that dopamine in the brain gushes when the animals are with their life partners and that loss of a partner erased this neurochemical signature.