Cool Article: Jellyfish Flourescent Protein

[Chuck Spyropulos]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/sc_afp/nobelchemistry_081008151732

 

[SkimmedOut]

Green fluorescent protein is a fundamental tool in biological research now. They stuck it not only in fish (available to the public now) but into mice too. Should be easier to catch at night

 

[wbrodeur]

Yeah, it's been awhile for quite some time, but definitely worthy of a nobel prize...it's even an art form now, check out http://www.ekac.org/transgenic.html it's called transgenic art. GFP can be pretty much transferred into everything now, hence, I suppose, how the 'art' came about.

http://stefkofman.blogspot.com/

 

[NateHanson]

GFP tagging is a very cool technique, and really revolutionized sub-cellular localization studies. My thesis at MIT was done on the localization of DNA replication and cell division machinery in bacterial cells. I'd label a few different proteins with different colors of GFP, and then light the cells up like a christmas tree. Really eye opening to be able to see the previously invisible order inside those bacterial cells.

 

[fanaglethebagle]

Glowing monkeys
http://www.organicconsumers.org/patent/glowingmonkey.cfm

 

[phaedraeos]

Since I run a flow cytometer, I work with GFP and related fluorphores on a daily basis. In fact, I just looked at some GFP positive cells about 45 minutes ago The discovery of that protein was HUGE, and the knowledge that has stemmed from it is just astounding.