‘LipoGlo’ system illuminates ApoB to track cholesterol in real time

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Image courtesy of James Thierer and Ed Hirschmugl.

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James Thierer and Ed Hirschmugl

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Johns Hopkins University and the Mayo Clinic have reportedly leveraged “state-of-the-art” genome editing to track lipoprotein movement in real time, allowing scientists a glimpse into how cholesterol moves, accumulates and gathers to build plaque.