AI Lends A Hand In Cell Sorting

Their work is published in Science. Cell sorting is a technique used in laboratories to separate complex mixtures of cells into their component cell types. Because certain cell types are very similar in size and shape, existing cell sorting methods may struggle with distinguishing one group of cells from another. In the present study, scientists at the University of Tokyo have invented a new cell identification and sorting system called ghost cytometry. In ghost cytometry, cells flow one at a time though a narrow channel underneath a single-pixel detector camera that senses the fluorescent light waves emitted by each cell.