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Nature's pH meter

Nature Methods volume 6, page 404 (2009)Cite this article

A new pH nanosensor changes color in acidic cell compartments by forming an unusual four-stranded DNA structure.

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  1. Modi, S. et al. A DNA nanomachine that maps spatial and temporal pH changes inside living cells. Nat. Nanotechnol. 4, 325–330 (2009).

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Peng, W. Nature's pH meter. Nat Methods 6, 404 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0609-404

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