Explain the uses of radioisotopes with reference to autoradiography & antibodies for localizing specific molecules in the cell
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Radioactive isotopes have a variety of applications. Generally, however, they are useful either because we can detect their radioactivity or we can use the energy they release. Radioactive isotopes are effective tracers because their radioactivity is easy to detect.
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Radioisotopes are very useful in the medical field. Cobalt-60 is used as a radiation source that is used to arrest the cancer cells. Some other radioisotopes are used as a tracer in the diagnostic field as well as in the research field.
Iodine-131 is radioisotope is a radioisotope that is effective in treating hyperthyroidism. Carbon-14 is a radioisotope that is used to detect bacteria that cause an ulcer.
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