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Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
The green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea Victoria is commonly used as a marker protein to study specific proteins within the cell and cell developmental process based on its ability to fluorescence when exposed to light at a specific wavelength.
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JUL 17, 2023Drug Discovery & DevelopmentIntroduction Antibodies are the ideal therapeutic biomolecules due to their ability to bind to a variety of targets with ...FEB 19, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2022Neuroscience
Scientists still have a lot to learn about how memories are created and stored in the brain. The expression of genes lea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great research model. They develop quickly and in their early stages, they remain transparent. The littl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetically modified mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish are commonly used in research. Scientists have now developed a met ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In this photo by OceanX, researchers off the coast of Brazil collected Pyrosoma atlanticum specimens with a special robo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Motor proteins ferry cargo to different parts of the cell. Scientists have now learned more about how specific molecules ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2019Neuroscience
Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Ca ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Often compared to the kernels popping and bouncing under the heat conveyed through microwave, the thermosal ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are a common cellular phenomenon in which two or more protein molecules have close, ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 15, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Proteins from the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are essential markers in the world of molecular and cellular bi ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 14, 2017Microbiology
An international team of researchers engineered a fungus to kill mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spread serious human dise ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The human brain contains everything we learn and all of the memories from our lives; the nerve cells in the brain and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been searching for reliable ways to alter gene expression for decades. While there have been many advan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists that study molecules in cells use a common tool to spotlight the proteins they are interested in - they mark ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2016Videos
You may have heard of cell transfection, a common technique used in molecular biology research and beyond. In this video ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Microbiology
Electron microscopy is a powerful tool that produces images of things magnified up to ten million times, but the images ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva ...Written By: Cassidy Reich
JUL 17, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Introduction Antibodies are the ideal therapeutic biomolecules due to their ability to bind to a variety of targets with
...
FEB 19, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2022
Neuroscience
Scientists still have a lot to learn about how memories are created and stored in the brain. The expression of genes lea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great research model. They develop quickly and in their early stages, they remain transparent. The littl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetically modified mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish are commonly used in research. Scientists have now developed a met
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In this photo by OceanX, researchers off the coast of Brazil collected Pyrosoma atlanticum specimens with a special robo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Motor proteins ferry cargo to different parts of the cell. Scientists have now learned more about how specific molecules
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2019
Neuroscience
Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Ca
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Often compared to the kernels popping and bouncing under the heat conveyed through microwave, the thermosal
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are a common cellular phenomenon in which two or more protein molecules have close,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 15, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Proteins from the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are essential markers in the world of molecular and cellular bi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 14, 2017
Microbiology
An international team of researchers engineered a fungus to kill mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spread serious human dise
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human brain contains everything we learn and all of the memories from our lives; the nerve cells in the brain and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been searching for reliable ways to alter gene expression for decades. While there have been many advan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists that study molecules in cells use a common tool to spotlight the proteins they are interested in - they mark
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2016
Videos
You may have heard of cell transfection, a common technique used in molecular biology research and beyond. In this video
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Electron microscopy is a powerful tool that produces images of things magnified up to ten million times, but the images
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich