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Eavesdropping on interactions

A method for directly probing binding interactions in free solution, without the need for chemical tagging, offers exciting opportunities for non-perturbative analyses of biomolecules in their native state.

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Figure 1: Flow-based sizing allows label-free analysis of biomolecular interactions.

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Valera, E., Bailey, R. Eavesdropping on interactions. Nature Chem 7, 767–769 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2355

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