A front-scatter and side-scatter detector are used in tandem in this technique, where the sample is broken up into small droplets and passed through a capillary with a perpendicular laser.
Rare-event detection in this technique can be used to find fetal components in the maternal blood, and methods of data reduction in this technique include spectral clustering. WinMDI and FLAME are programs used to visualize the results of this technique. Data from this technique is often shown after "gating" on a two-dimensional scatter plot. Combining this procedure with FISH is a common method of quantifying (*) telomere length, and using propidium iodide in this technique is used to assay for viability and genome size. A front-scatter and side-scatter detector are used in tandem in this technique, where the sample is broken up into small droplets and passed through a capillary with a perpendicular laser. A variation of this technique in which droplets are charged can be used to sort individual cells and is called FACS. For 10 points, name this technique in which fluorescently-labeled cells are streamed through an apparatus that characterizes them by surface markers.
Rare-event detection in this technique can be used to find fetal components in the maternal blood, and methods of data reduction in this technique include spectral clustering.
flow cytometry [accept FACS or Fluorescence activated cell sorting before mention]