Fatty Acid Induction of Lipid Droplets in Cancer Cells

There is a growing need for the development and communication of cell culture-based laboratory activities specifically designed undergraduate students. This multi-week activity allows students to take part in planning, experimentation, data analysis, results their research project. The uses fatty acid induction lipid droplets cancer HeLa cells followed by novel live-cell staining protocol developed allow opportunity complete fluorescence microscopy incorporates multiple levels assessment explore responses environment. Primary Image: Fatty Acids Induce Lipid Droplet Formation Cancer Cells. Image live-stained (green) after incubation with oleic following described this article. were also live-co-stained membranes (red) nuclei (blue).