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The Nobel prize in Chemistry in 2008 was awarded to 3 scientists that development green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a technique that makes organisms glow. This is more than just some fun body paint and a rave or two, the researchers were able to splice together genes from jellyfish and a normal gene that would allow scientists to watch the behaviour of proteins in living cells.
Chris Upton + helpers‘s insight:
Great explanation of GFP uses
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