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Stories about: GFP

Green Fluorescent Proteins Work Better with Vibrations The discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein (GFP), a 238-amino-acid structure that is able to emit fluorescent light when blue light is applied on it, has won scientists Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, and Roger Y. Tsien the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Since then, numerous investigators have sp... 12 November 2009 05:38 GMT Nobel for Chemical Jellyfish Lights Recently, the most important scientific prize has been awarded for its Chemistry achievements section. The winners are a Japanese and two American researchers who discovered and improved the applications of the glowing proteins in jellyfish.The actual discovery was made in 1961 by a Japanese citizen, Osamu Shimomura,... 9 October 2008 09:05 GMT